Everyone’s got something to say about LeBron James opting out of his deal with the Heat. Some fans think he did the right thing and others think he has no loyalty. So what does the league’s MVP think about?! Kevin Durant shared his opinion.
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Via ESPN:
All eyes are on LeBron James after he opted out of the final year of his contract with the Miami Heat, including those of Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant, who said at the release of his new Nike shoe that he doesn’t see what all the commotion is about.
“I don’t know what the big deal is,” Durant said during a brief Q&A session about his new KD 7 shoe, according to the Washington Post. “As a player, I think that’s the best way to go about it. You can have all your options. It’s better for you as a player to opt-out, because you can get a market deal. You can get more years. You never know what will happen if you pass up on that. So I didn’t know what the big deal was. I’m sure it was a decision he made, something he was thinking about, for him and his family.”
Durant, 25, is signed with the Thunder through 2016, but the buzz surrounding his pending free agency has already begun. Durant re-signed with the Thunder during the summer of 2010, announcing it with a tweet. The interesting part of Durant’s current deal is that, unlike James’, it does not include an opt-out after the fourth season, at his request.
“I’ve always been a loyal person,” Durant said after signing his deal in 2010. “I just love this organization, what we stand for, which is family. I’m really big on that. This is the only place for me. I told everybody a couple of years back that I wanted to be a part of this organization, so I stuck with it.”
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