We're not sure if you've heard, but Kevin Durant likely will be a free agent this offseason.
The Golden State Warriors star has the option to opt out of his current contract at the end of the season, and many have pegged the New York Knicks as the likely landing spot for KD.
While the thought of playing in Madison Square Garden and delivering an NBA title to the Knicks certainly could sound appealing to Durant, is the other team in the Big Apple actually a more appealing situation?
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SIGN UP HERE When it was announced that Nets star D'Angelo Russell will be giving Durant a tour of Brooklyn on the Warriors star's new series "Fly By," many viewed it as a hint that the Nets and not the Knicks are the New York team with the best shot at landing the two-time NBA Finals MVP.
And one Nets player couldn't agree more. In fact, Caris LeVert believes the Nets have everything a superstar like KD could want.
"It’s pretty cool,” LeVert told the New York Post of Russell being a part of Durant's show. “It speaks to not only what we’ve done this season as a team, but to what D’Angelo has done on the court and also being a leader off the court that guys like Kevin Durant want to be close to him and a part of what he’s doing.
“I don’t think superstars, especially Kevin, want to be the one who has to carry the whole team, the full load on his own. He’s in his 30s now, so he definitely wants to go to a team that has a good core, has a good culture, has good guys on the team, and we fit all those categories.”
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The Nets are slated to have a lot of salary-cap space this summer, and they have a roster full of talented young players, including Russell, LeVert, Jarrett Allen and Spencer Dinwiddie. The Knicks, on the other hand, don't have a whole lot to offer other than the wild idea of pairing Durant with fellow free agent Kyrie Irving and potential No. 1 overall draft pick Zion Williamson. But as awesome as that looks on paper, it's still very much a pipe dream.
LeVert also believes that playing with Russell, who has emerged as a star this season, would be a big draw for Durant.
“[Russell’s] played at an All-Star level," LeVert told the Post. "Everybody wants to play with a great point guard, a great floor general, and he’s put himself in that conversation for sure. That lessens the load for a guy like Kevin Durant or another superstar who wants to come play with us. They don’t want to be the only one on the team, so that’s very attractive that D’Angelo has elevated himself to that level to play with.”
The Michigan product has trained with Durant, so perhaps he has some inside information, but it seems like he's just shooting his shot.
The Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers also have been mentioned as potential landing spots for Durant this summer, along with the Nets and the Knicks.
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There will be no shortage of suitors for the 2014 NBA MVP should he elect to hit the market, but it's hard to see him leaving the NBA's behemoth by the Bay for the Nets. Or the Knicks. Or the Lakers.
Crazier things have happened, though.