Kevin Durant Officially Becomes A Free Agent!?

By Salvador Ramirez on June 26, 2019

Golden State Warriors v Houston Rockets - Game Three

HOUSTON, TX – MAY 04: Kevin Durant #35 of the Golden State Warriors looks toward the scoreboard in the second quarter during Game Three of the Second Round of the 2019 NBA Western Conference Playoffs against the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center on May 4, 2019 in Houston, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)

This morning, Kevin Durant officially declined his $31.5 million player option to remain with the Golden State Warriors, thus officially becoming an unrestricted free agent. He could still return to the Warriors on a new deal that would trump all others financially; in fact, ESPN’s panel of NBA experts consider that the likeliest scenario. But don’t count out the New York Knicks or Brooklyn Nets, and the L.A. Clippers could be a darkhorse contender for his services. Whoever signs Durant will have to pay him upwards of $40 million to sit out next season as he rehabs a torn Achilles suffered during the NBA Finals. Free agency officially gets underway this Sunday.

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