Free agency officially begins tomorrow July 1, but the Oklahoma City Thunder are meeting with Kevin Durant today since he’s technically still apart of the team. Durant will then meet with the Golden State Warriors on Friday in the morning, the Los Angeles Clippers also on Friday but later in the day, with the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday, the Boston Celtics later on Saturday, and conclude his weekend with the Miami Heat on Sunday. Each team is preparing their pitch to the mega free agent, and the Clippers have an interesting approach.
The Clippers’ meeting with Kevin Durant on Friday will be led by coach Doc Rivers and owner Steve Ballmer, but sources indicate that Blake Griffin, DeAndre Jordan and Chris Paul could also attend to pitch the Oklahoma City Thunder free agent on being part of a “Big Four.”
It’s been assumed that the Clippers would have to trade one of the three players in order to make room to sign Durant under the salary cap. However sources have told ESPN that part of the Clippers’ plan is to pitch Durant on playing alongside Paul, Griffin and Jordan.
The Clippers would have to renounce their rights to their free agents — Austin, Rivers, Jeff Green and Jamal Crawford — find a trade for JJ Redick, and Durant would have to be willing to accept slightly less than a maximum salary this year.
Would you take that deal if you were Durant?
