Splash! Kevin Durant finalizes two-year deal with Warriors

Because the Warriors will not have his full rights at that time, they will have to create $33.5 million in cap space if Durant wants a new max contract.

It’s Durant’s life and his career, however, and if he wants to go someplace with decent sushi and a ready-made team, that’s his business.

There is little doubt that Kevin Durant will likely end up leading the league in jersey sales next year. “What man wouldn’t promote his mother and speak of her on such a high level?”Here are the biographical highlights from Durant’s legendary MVP speech, as taken from a transcript provided at the time by The Oklahoman:# # #Wow. Wow”. You can’t be a team with this much talent and avoid getting hated on.

“I know I haven’t changed as a person”, Durant said. “It really doesn’t matter unless you let it matter, unless it bothers you”.

Durant just laughed and nodded, and pumped a few more in, stepping backward and backward, nearly to half-court, and the ball kept going through the net. Me, my mom, my brother – we moved so many different places growing up.

The free agency windows are open, and there is money flying through, but contracts can’t become official until the league year begins Thursday. That’s what I wanted to do. I love basketball so much and I love playing it. I don’t watch their show, Speak For Yourself, but came across this video on Twitter and felt it showed both sides of the argument. So many people believed in me when I didn’t believe in myself.

“That’s my problem. Listen, if you get traded, you get traded”.

Durant used the word “family” several times during his introduction when referring to the Warriors quartet that came out to see him in NY. I just tried to focus on me, but also realize the relationship that I had. A franchise drafts a player and develops him into a superstar; and a fan base pours its heart and soul and disposable income into that player – and, just like that, the player is gone.

“I knew the dance was about to start”, Durant said of his feelings once he made a decision to go to the Warriors. But I could speak all night about Russell. So this isn’t like Wade and James or James and Irving, guys who need the ball to be effective. I don’t take it for granted. Again, if you were in KD’s shoes wouldn’t you want to go to a top team that gives you a better chance of reaching your goal of winning an National Basketball Association championship? I will forever cherish the relationships within the organization – the friends and teammates that I went to war with on the court for nine years, and all the fans and people of the community. The meeting, yes, we had various things we were going to do and orchestrated – a presentation we were going to make – and then get into discussions between players.

I was really impressed by his work ethic – we would shoot all day. You set the bar. You’re an MVP-caliber player.

Yet the most important statement Barkley made is about players feeling unsuccessful if they don’t win a championship. Thank you. Thank you. Multiple reporters asked him during the press junkets for the movie and he said if it weren’t for the height, I’d put up competition.