Kevin Durant may be gearing up to leave the Golden State Warriors in free agency this summer, but Warriors owner Joe Lacob says that all the organization can do is treat its best players to the best of its ability and spend as much as it can to ensure that the team is a contender:
“We can do whatever we want (financially),” Lacob said, according to Tim Kawakami of The Athletic. “And you should expect that that’s not going to be a reason this team … doesn’t stay great going forward. We have the capital to pay our players what they deserve. And we will.”
As Lacob points out, sometimes, money isn't everything, and Durant could very well leave the Warriors regardless of how much they are willing to pay him this summer.
“All we can do is be the best organization we can, treat players the best we can, provide the best environment, have the best management, have a great arena,” added Lacob. “I mean, all the things we do. The culture of the organization, I think, speaks for itself. Then the chips fall where they may.”
Durant and Klay Thompson are both set to be free agents this summer, while Dramyond Green will be up in 2020. Thompson is expected by most to remain in Golden State. Remember: the Warriors won a title before Durant even got to Oakland, so there is no reason why the Dubs can't keep contending even if Durant bounces:
“I think we’ll continue to have a good team if not a great team and try to hopefully be a title-contending team for as long as we can,” said Lacob. “We’ll be aggressive. Nobody’s going to outspend us. Nobody’s going to outwork us.”
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