The Golden State Warriors lost the NBA championship to the Cleveland Cavaliers but are ready to move on and build for a crack at it next season. While most considered the Warriors to be a complete team with no needs, them losing to the Cavaliers suddenly changed things; now Kevin Durant makes perfect sense. Durant becomes a free agent July 1st and has decided to hold meetings in Los Angeles instead of New York. The Warriors are reportedly his most intriguing option should he decide to leave the Oklahoma City Thunder.
via New York Daily News:
The one player who can change the balance of power in the NBA is expected to meet with prospective teams in Los Angeles when the free-agent recruiting period beings in July, according to a source. Durant had considered holding meetings in New York, but apparently has decided to hear proposals in Los Angeles, where he owns an off-season home.
The same source maintains that if Durant doesn’t re-sign with the Oklahoma City Thunder he would prefer to join the Warriors, a team that has reached two straight NBA Finals and could rule the Western Conference for the next five years if Durant goes to the Bay Area.
Durant maintains that his decision will focus on the game itself; though the Thunder played an incredible series against Golden State, the Warriors did beat them and give him the best chance of a championship.
“I’m worried about basketball,” Durant told reporters in Austin, Tex., during the release of his new sneaker line on Monday. “That’s what it is for me. It’s a basketball decision. I’m looking forward to the future.”
