Kevin Durant won’t need to depart the Golden State Warriors in 2019 for one important motive, claims the New York Times’ Marc Stein.
There has been some hypothesis suggesting Durant signing a two-year deal this summer time – with a player-option for the ultimate yr – means he intends to depart the workforce in 2019 as a free agent.
The 2019 NBA free company market might probably utterly reshape the league with a number of stars equivalent to Kawhi Leonard, Kyrie Irving and Klay Thompson additionally set to be free to maneuver.
The New York Knicks might probably have the cap area for 2 max wage slots and have been touted as a attainable vacation spot for Durant.
However, Stein experiences the two-time NBA Finals MVP will need to stick with the Warriors by to the 2019/20 season to play of their new enviornment.
“Knicks fans dreaming of a Durant signing next summer are hereby forewarned: It’s not inconceivable that he may actually choose to make Madison Square Garden home someday,” Stein stated.
“But it’s extremely difficult to imagine the Silicon Valley-loving Durant doing so without playing at least one season in the Warriors’ new Chase Center palace in San Francisco, which doesn’t open until the 2019-20 campaign.”
Kawhi Leonard’s instant future could have been solved however there might nonetheless be another huge offers to be made this summer time or up till the commerce deadline.
And Stein pinpoints two groups to keep watch over, with the Boston Celtics to decide on Kyrie Irving and Portland having to weigh up their choices.
“Two situations to monitor more closely in terms of potential big-name defections: Will Boston ultimately feel the need to trade Irving before he can become a free agent next summer?” Stein added.
“And will Portland persist with the starry but stagnant backcourt duo of Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum — or trade one of them to aggressively remake the roster?”