Kevin Durant meets with the Warriors
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Durant, the top prize in this year's free-agent class, met with the Warriors on Friday in The Hamptons. A person close to the situation said Warriors owner Joe Lacob, general manager Bob Myers, coach Steve Kerr and All-Stars Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson were present. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to publicly discuss the matter.
Media reports say Durant, a four-time scoring champion and 2014 MVP with the Oklahoma City Thunder, is scheduled to meet with the Miami Heat, Boston Celtics, San Antonio Spurs and Los Angeles Clippers in the coming days.
It makes sense for the Warriors to try to add Durant — he averaged 30 points per game against them in this year's Western Conference finals and torched them for a career-high 54 points in 2014.
Durant met with Thunder general manager Sam Presti on Thursday, the eve of free agency. If he stays put, Oklahoma City appears to have the tools to make a move in the West. He'd still have dynamic point guard Russell Westbrook by his side, and Steven Adams and Enes Kanter are emerging young stars. The Thunder made a draft night trade and sent forward Serge Ibaka to Orlando for guard Victor Oladipo, forward Ersan Ilyasova and draft pick Domantas Sabonis, improving the team's depth and shoring up a question mark at shooting guard.
Durant can maximize his earning potential by signing a deal with the Thunder that allows him to become a free agent again next year, then signing a longer deal when the salary cap takes another jump.
source:spin.ph
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