David West Reportedly to Sign with Warriors: Latest Contract Details, Reaction

July 5th, 2016 by Scott Polacek Leave a reply »

After declining an eight-figure player option to join the San Antonio Spurs last summer, David West is reportedly headed west this coming fall.

The veteran forward and the Golden State Warriors reached a one-year deal Tuesday for the veteran's minimum ($1.55 million), per Turner Sports' David Aldridge. Sam Amick of USA Today confirmed the news.

West's agreement comes a day after the Kevin Durant announced he'd be joining the Warriors in an essay on The Players' Tribune. The 35-year-old is second veteran to go ring-chasing in Golden State; center Zaza Pachulia agreed to a one-year deal for the room exception (about $2.9 million) Monday, per Shams Charania of The Vertical. 

West's decision to join the Warriors comes after he declined to pick up his player option for the 2016-17 campaign with San Antonio. At the time, his agent Jeff Austin told Tom Orsborn of the San Antonio Express-News, “He hasn’t 100 percent even decided to play.”

West entered the league as a first-round pick in 2003 out of Xavier and has played for the then-New Orleans Hornets, Indiana ...

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