2016 NBA Free Agency: Everything You Need to Know from Day 5

July 5th, 2016 by Josh Martin Leave a reply »

The NBA celebrated the Fourth of July with an incredible spectacle, thanks to Kevin Durant's shocking decision to join the Golden State Warriors.

The league spent the next day picking up the pieces.

The Warriors carried on, cobbling together a supporting cast for their star-studded squad. A day after nabbing Zaza Pachulia to play center with their $2.9 million room exception, per The Vertical's Shams Charania, Golden State secured a signature from David West. According to NBA.com's David Aldridge, the two-time All-Star will sign a one-year deal for the $1.55 million veteran's minimum.

Last summer, West took an $11 million pay cut to join the San Antonio Spurs, and he flirted with retirement this time around before agreeing to terms with Golden State, per Cleveland.com's Chris Haynes. West wasn't the first vet to take pennies on the dollar to play with the NBA's newest superteam. Nor is he likely to be the last, per Basketball Insiders' Alex Kennedy:



According to the San Francisco Chronicle's Rusty Simmons, the Warriors' collection of aging jewelry seekers could include Mario Chalmers ...

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