Kevin Durant Player Rumors
All the Player Rumors about Kevin Durant.
Central Notes: Bucks, Jackson, Turner
2015/09/pistons-working-on-reggie-jackson-shot.htmlStill, bringing him aboard did much to enhance the franchise's image, and while the Bucks don't have a realistic shot at Kevin Durant next summer, their standing with top free agents around the league has improved, Powell believes.
Northwest Notes: D-League, Wolves, Westbrook
2015/09/northwest-notes-d-league-wolves-westbrook.htmlKevin Durant expressed his admiration for what teammate Russell Westbrook was able to accomplish last season with the rash of injuries the Thunder had suffered, including Durant himself missing a total of 55 contests, Kevin Ding of Bleacher Report writes. … "It was amazing to see a guy at the point guard position take over the game from all aspects and will his team with his passion, his enthusiasm, his energy on top of his skill," Durant said.
Hoops Rumors Community Shootaround 8/31/15
2015/08/hoops-rumors-community-shootaround-83115.htmlNext summer promises to be another fascinating chapter in the league's annual player sweepstakes but no other situation bears more watching than Kevin Durant's decision on his long-term future. … Durant, who will make more than $20MM this season, becomes an unrestricted free agent in July.
Western Notes: Durant, Upshaw, Ezeli
2015/08/lakers-robert-upshaw-deal-in-limbo.htmlThe pursuit of Kevin Durant next summer is shaping up as the "biggest non-LeBron free agency the NBA has ever seen," writes Bleacher Report's Kevin Ding, but it doesn't come without doubts. … The crack that Durant told Ding that he had in one of the bones in his right foot was an "unthinkable" recurrence of an earlier break, orthopedic surgeon Robert Klapper said to Ding.
Northwest Notes: Durant, Lillard, Saunders
2015/08/kevin-durant-ready-for-2016-rumors.htmlKevin Durant is excited to return to the court and he's ready for the scrutiny that will come as rumors begin in earnest about his free agency, scheduled for next summer, as USA Today's Sam Amick observes. … Durant, who took part in a light practice with Team USA on Tuesday, said he'll lean on only three people to convey his thinking.
And-Ones: Durant, Conley, Sterling
2015/08/and-ones-durant-conley-sterling.htmlKevin Durant plans to to participate in USA Basketball's workouts on Tuesday and Wednesday during its minicamp in Las Vegas, Durant's agent Rich Kleiman of Roc Nation Sports, and manager Charlie Bell informed Sam Amick of USA Today. … Durant will not participate in the team's showcase game on Thursday, Amick adds.
Western Notes: Smith, Kings, Durant
2015/07/western-notes-smith-kings-durant.htmlKevin Durant, who is still recovering from his foot surgery that ended his season, will visit the team USA minicamp next month in Vegas and clearly wants to be part of the program, Sam Amick of USA Today reports (Twitter link). … The Olympic games will be in August of 2016, which is roughly a month after Durant is eligible to sign a new contract.
Southeast Notes: Green, Durant, Gooden
2015/07/southeast-notes-green-durant-gooden.htmlThe Wizards intend to go "all in" on pursuing Kevin Durant when he becomes a free agent next Summer, which means the team needs to show Durant through its roster moves that he'll have the best opportunity to secure an NBA title in Washington, Jorge Castillo of The Washington Post writes. … “The one thing I know about my brother is he wants to win,” said Damion James, Durant’s best friend and a member of the Wizards’ summer league team.
Western Notes: Durant, Matthews, Hamilton
2015/07/most-aggressive-suitors-kevin-durant.htmlExecutives from around the league seem to think that Kevin Durant will end up re-signing with the Thunder next year, but the Wizards, Mavericks, Lakers, Heat, Knicks and Nets are expected to be among his most dogged suitors, writes Jorge Castillo of The Washington Post. … Damion James, a Wizards summer-leaguer whom Castillo describes as Durant's best friend, says it'll come down to wins and losses.
Execs Think Kevin Durant Will Stay With Thunder
2015/07/kevin-durant-thunder-lakers-mavs-wizards-knicks.htmlMost of the executives with whom Ken Berger of CBSSports.com has spoken at summer league think Kevin Durant will re-sign with the Thunder in free agency next summer. … Dallas had begun to think of itself as a contender for Durant when it had secured commitments from DeAndre Jordan and Wesley Matthews, and while Jordan's well-publicized flip-flop might have hurt the confidence of the Mavs, it seems they're still in the picture.
Western Rumors: Durant, Cauley-Stein, Lee, Suns
2015/07/mavs-confident-durant.htmlThe Mavericks believe they're legitimate contenders for Kevin Durant next summer, buoyed as they are by their agreements to sign DeAndre Jordan and Wesley Matthews, reports Chris Mannix of SI.com.
Western Notes: Gasol, Durant, Kings
2015/07/western-notes-gasol-durant-kings.htmlThe Warriors would like to get in on the Kevin Durant sweepstakes as a potential sign-and-trade option next summer, according to Tim Kawakami of the San Jose Mercury News. … If they could somehow land Durant, it would not hinder the club's desire to lock up Stephen Curry when his contract expires in 2017, Kawakami adds.
Coaching Rumors: Nuggets, Donovan, Cheeks
2015/06/coaching-nuggets-donovan.htmlMike Miller lauded Billy Donovan's demeanor, preparation and communication when Kevin Durant asked him about the incoming Thunder head coach, as Miller tells Anthony Slater of The Oklahoman.
Northwest Notes: Borrego, Tomic, Williams
2015/06/northwest-borrego-williams.htmlThe extra benefit that the Thunder will receive from adding former Pelicans coach Monty Williams to Donovan's staff is his strong relationship with forward Kevin Durant, Anthony Slater of The Oklahoman writes. … We just had some really good conversations about life and basketball." Durant is eligible to become an unrestricted free agent next summer, so any advantage that OKC can garner in regards to retaining its star is certainly a boon to the franchise.
Wizards Top Thunder Alternative For Durant?
2015/06/wizards-thunder-alternative.htmlIf Kevin Durant leaves the Thunder when he hits free agency next summer, it would be to go to his native Washington, D.C. … to play for the Wizards, as a South Florida associate of Durant has repeatedly said to Ira Winderman of the Sun Sentinel for months.
Northwest Notes: Wolves, Lottery, Durant
2015/05/northwest-lottery-durant.htmlKevin Durant will become a free agent next offseason and Anthony Slater of the Oklahoman believes his impending decision will linger over the team for the next 14 months. … The Thunder's defensive shortcomings this season should, in part, be attributed to Durant's absence, Slater argues in a separate piece.
Eastern Notes: Wizards, Blatt, Fournier
2015/05/eastern-wizards-fournier.htmlLeague insiders are split in their opinions regarding the Wizards' chances to lure Kevin Durant to Washington D.C. … What the Wizards will also need to decide upon is how aggressive they wish to be in pursing Durant, considering his mounting injuries, the Grantland scribe notes.
Northwest Notes: Singler, Donovan, Draft, Gee
2015/05/northwest-singler-donovan.htmlPresti also told Mayberry that he sought input from Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and other Thunder players about the qualities they'd like to see in a coach even though he found it unwise to discuss specific candidates for the team's coaching vacancy, which he filled with Billy Donovan.
Northwest Notes: Donovan, Matthews, Durant
2015/05/northwest-notes-donovan.htmlOne of Donovan's most important jobs as coach of the Thunder will be to build rapport with Kevin Durant, who can depart as an unrestricted free agent after the 2015/16 campaign, Anthony Slater of The Oklahoman notes. … The new coach addressed his star's pending free agency, saying, “Whatever decision that he [Durant] has to make, I feel very, very strongly about the organization, about [GM] Sam Presti, about Mr.
Reaction To Thunder’s Billy Donovan Hiring
2015/05/reaction-thunders-donovan.htmlKevin Durant tells Jeff Goodman of ESPN.com that he wants to gather as much information on Donovan as possible and that he isn't thinking about how the hire could affect his decision as free agency looms in a year (See all six Twitter links here). … "I know what my job is," Durant said to Goodman.
Thunder Coaching Rumors: Donovan, Messina
2015/04/thunder-coaching-donovan.htmlDonovan doesn't have the credibility or relationship with Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook that Ollie does, a source points out to Adam Zagoria of SNY.tv. … The source also suggests to Zagoria that if the Thunder's next coach can't manage the two-superstar dynamic between Durant and Westbrook to Durant's liking, last year's MVP will leave in free agency next summer.
Thunder Non-Committal Toward Scott Brooks
2015/04/thunder-committal-brooks.htmlStill, the specter of Kevin Durant's contract, which expires after next season, clouds the Thunder's future. … Durant, the league's reigning MVP and scoring champ, played in only 27 games this season largely because of a broken…
Northwest Notes: Aldridge, Durant, Contracts
2015/04/northwest-aldridge-contracts.htmlKevin Durant recently said perhaps his most encouraging words to date for the Thunder regarding his free agency in 2016, but the matter of which team he'll sign with remains far from decided, observes Ken Berger of CBSSports.com.
Western Notes: Durant, Kanter, Frazier, Kings
2015/03/western-kanter-frazier.htmlRumors are already suggesting that Kevin Durant might be eyeing an exit from Oklahoma City in the summer of 2016, but the reigning MVP spoke out and expressed an interest in spending the rest of his career with the Thunder, as Royce Young of ESPN.com transcribes. … I love my teammates, I love the city, I don't really think about anywhere else," Durant told Revolt TV.
Atlantic Notes: Knicks, Aldemir, Smart
2015/03/atlantic-knicks-aldemir.htmlIt would be unwise for the Knicks to sign Kevin Durant when the reigning MVP is expected to become an unrestricted free agent after next season, Frank Isola of the New York Daily News opines. … Isola believes that acquiring the superstar would be a risk the Knicks cannot afford to take, especially after the Thunder announced Durant will need another surgery to repair a broken bone in his foot and will miss the rest of the season.