Kevin Durant to Warriors: Latest Contract Details, Comments and Reaction

July 4th, 2016 by Tyler Conway Leave a reply »

The biggest free-agent domino has fallen and perhaps taken down the Oklahoma City Thunder franchise with it. Kevin Durant announced Monday morning on the Players' Tribune that he will join the Golden State Warriors, which may fundamentally alter the NBA's power structure:

The primary mandate I had for myself in making this decision was to have it based on the potential for my growth as a player — as that has always steered me in the right direction. But I am also at a point in my life where it is of equal importance to find an opportunity that encourages my evolution as a man: moving out of my comfort zone to a new city and community which offers the greatest potential for my contribution and personal growth. With this in mind, I have decided that I am going to join the Golden State Warriors.

I'm from Washington, D.C. originally, but Oklahoma City truly raised me. It taught me so much about family as well as what it means to be a man. There are no words to express what the organization and the community mean to me, and what they will represent in my life and in my heart forever. The memories and friendships are someth ...

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