Kevin Durant has agreed to sign with the Golden State Warriors, making a team that won an NBA-record 73 games last season even better and devastating their top rival in the process.
He announced the news on The Players Tribune.
Durant will sign a two-year, $54.3 million contract with a player option after the first year, according to ESPN’s Marc Stein. That’ll allow him to make more money by signing a long-term deal when the salary cap jumps next year.
Durant will leave Oklahoma City after nine seasons as a star. The Thunder missed a trip to the NBA Finals last playoffs when the Warriors came back from a 3-1 deficit to win the conference finals. Ultimately, Durant decided that if he couldn’t beat them, he would join them. Between Durant and Stephen Curry, the two have combined to win the NBA’s last three MVP awards.
“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,” Durant wrote. “With this in mind, I have decided that I am going to join the Golden State Warriors.”
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