According to sources close to the issue, Tsai met with Durant in London to discuss the player’s future. Durant is still insistent on moving away from the Nets after submitting a trade request on June 30. These developments come one year after the 33-year-old player signed an extension with the team.

With four years and $198 million left on his contract, the Nets can be patient when it comes to finding the best trade deal for Durant.

After joining the Nets in 2019, Durant’s tenure with the team has been riddled with issues. The player sat out the entire 2019-20 season with an Achilles tendon tear, during which time fellow new signing DeAndre Jordan was traded after a brief stint with the Nets.

Last season, Durant averaged 29.9 points in 55 games, in addition to leading the United States Men’s National Team to Olympic gold.

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According to ESPN’s NBA Insider, Adrian Wojnarowski, Durant’s business manager Rich Kleiman recently informed Golden State’s general manager, Bob Myers about the player’s decision. Wojnarowski adds that Kleiman and Durant are currently in New York City, where they are planning their approach to the free agency.

Following Durant’s ACL injury in NBA Finals, which will sideline him for the entire next season, many people thought that the 30-year-old All-Star might consider the possibility of accepting his player option. This would allow him to recover in familiar surroundings and then enter the free agency in the summer of 2020 when he is expected to recover fully. It seems, however, that Durant decided to stick with the plan he plotted before the injury and test the market.

Besides the Warriors, who are expected to offer Kevin Durant a five-year, $221 million max-contract, there are several other teams hoping to lure him despite the injury.  It is believed that Durant will consider three of them: New York Knicks, Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Clippers. Unlike Golden State, these other teams can offer him only a four-year, $164 million deal.

Durant averaged 26.0 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 5.9 assists per game in the past regular season.

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Durant, who was out for the last month with a calf strain, finally returned to court on Tuesday night in order to help his team avoid elimination. The 30-year-old All-Star opened the game in a great fashion, as he scored 11 points in just 12 minutes.

But 2 minutes and 9 seconds in the second quarter, Durant attempted to drive against Toronto’s Serge Ibaka before stumbling and losing the ball. He went down on the floor holding his right calf before being helped off the court.

Although Kevin Durant is scheduled to undergo an MRI in order to determine the severity of the injury, Warriors’ general manager Bob Myers already confirmed that they fear the worst.

“It’s an Achilles injury,” – said Myers after the game. “I don’t know the extent of it. He’ll have an MRI tomorrow. Prior to coming back he went through four weeks with a medical team, and it was thorough, and it was experts and multiple MRIs and multiple doctors, and we felt good about the process.”

If Durant really tore his Achilles, then he will most likely miss the entire 2019/20 NBA season. This fact will influence not only his future but also the entire league. Instead of hitting the free market this summer, Durant now might opt into his contract option with Golden State and become a free agent next year.

Durant averaged 26.0 points, 6.4 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game this regular season.

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Kevin Durant spoke with ESPN‘s Rachel Nichols on Thursday and confirmed that he will resign with the Warriors in the summer.

“I’m planning on staying with the Warriors, and we’ll figure the rest out,” said Durant.
The 29-year-old also added that there the deal is in place and that there are only the “small details” to be figured out.

Kevin Durant took $10 million less than his worth on the market when signing a two-year deal in 2017, giving the Warriors cap space to keep their key role players Andre Iguodala and Shaun Livingston. According to ESPN’s Chris Haynes, that won’t be the case this time.
Golden State Warriors and Durant can take different approaches to the new contract including a four-year, $158 million max deal. Other options include a two-year, or three-year deal with player options.

Kevin Durant proved his worth in the Game 3 of 2018 NBA Finals on Thursday night when he scored 43 points alongside 13 rebounds and 7 assists and propelled the Warriors to victory. He will have the chance to win his second consecutive NBA title and if he stays with this team, it is hard to believe that there won’t be more of them.

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According to sources close to the issue, Tsai met with Durant in London to discuss the player’s future. Durant is still insistent on moving away from the Nets after submitting a trade request on June 30. These developments come one year after the 33-year-old player signed an extension with the team.

With four years and $198 million left on his contract, the Nets can be patient when it comes to finding the best trade deal for Durant.

After joining the Nets in 2019, Durant’s tenure with the team has been riddled with issues. The player sat out the entire 2019-20 season with an Achilles tendon tear, during which time fellow new signing DeAndre Jordan was traded after a brief stint with the Nets.

Last season, Durant averaged 29.9 points in 55 games, in addition to leading the United States Men’s National Team to Olympic gold.

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According to ESPN’s NBA Insider, Adrian Wojnarowski, Durant’s business manager Rich Kleiman recently informed Golden State’s general manager, Bob Myers about the player’s decision. Wojnarowski adds that Kleiman and Durant are currently in New York City, where they are planning their approach to the free agency.

Following Durant’s ACL injury in NBA Finals, which will sideline him for the entire next season, many people thought that the 30-year-old All-Star might consider the possibility of accepting his player option. This would allow him to recover in familiar surroundings and then enter the free agency in the summer of 2020 when he is expected to recover fully. It seems, however, that Durant decided to stick with the plan he plotted before the injury and test the market.

Besides the Warriors, who are expected to offer Kevin Durant a five-year, $221 million max-contract, there are several other teams hoping to lure him despite the injury.  It is believed that Durant will consider three of them: New York Knicks, Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Clippers. Unlike Golden State, these other teams can offer him only a four-year, $164 million deal.

Durant averaged 26.0 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 5.9 assists per game in the past regular season.

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Durant, who was out for the last month with a calf strain, finally returned to court on Tuesday night in order to help his team avoid elimination. The 30-year-old All-Star opened the game in a great fashion, as he scored 11 points in just 12 minutes.

But 2 minutes and 9 seconds in the second quarter, Durant attempted to drive against Toronto’s Serge Ibaka before stumbling and losing the ball. He went down on the floor holding his right calf before being helped off the court.

Although Kevin Durant is scheduled to undergo an MRI in order to determine the severity of the injury, Warriors’ general manager Bob Myers already confirmed that they fear the worst.

“It’s an Achilles injury,” – said Myers after the game. “I don’t know the extent of it. He’ll have an MRI tomorrow. Prior to coming back he went through four weeks with a medical team, and it was thorough, and it was experts and multiple MRIs and multiple doctors, and we felt good about the process.”

If Durant really tore his Achilles, then he will most likely miss the entire 2019/20 NBA season. This fact will influence not only his future but also the entire league. Instead of hitting the free market this summer, Durant now might opt into his contract option with Golden State and become a free agent next year.

Durant averaged 26.0 points, 6.4 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game this regular season.

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Kevin Durant spoke with ESPN‘s Rachel Nichols on Thursday and confirmed that he will resign with the Warriors in the summer.

“I’m planning on staying with the Warriors, and we’ll figure the rest out,” said Durant.
The 29-year-old also added that there the deal is in place and that there are only the “small details” to be figured out.

Kevin Durant took $10 million less than his worth on the market when signing a two-year deal in 2017, giving the Warriors cap space to keep their key role players Andre Iguodala and Shaun Livingston. According to ESPN’s Chris Haynes, that won’t be the case this time.
Golden State Warriors and Durant can take different approaches to the new contract including a four-year, $158 million max deal. Other options include a two-year, or three-year deal with player options.

Kevin Durant proved his worth in the Game 3 of 2018 NBA Finals on Thursday night when he scored 43 points alongside 13 rebounds and 7 assists and propelled the Warriors to victory. He will have the chance to win his second consecutive NBA title and if he stays with this team, it is hard to believe that there won’t be more of them.

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