Monday, April 18, 2016

This Summer in Free Agency: Kevin Durant

After spending 9 strong seasons with the OKC Thunder, there are various rumors that KD is on the move. The NBA's 2-time scoring champion and the 2014 NBA MVP has often been overshadowed by fellow point-guard Russell Westbrook and while the dynamic duo has been dominant, their team just can't finis h in the fourth quarter and aren't in many people's minds as the champions this year.


This year, there have been various reports of possible destinations for the superstar. Here is my list for 3 teams where he will land this off-season and why. Please keep in mind that this list has nothing to do with what Durant has been offered, but where he has shown interest and where he can thrive:


  • Washington Wizards
  • Toronto Raptors
  • Golden State Warriors
1.) Washington Wizards


With a surprising missed shot at the playoffs this year, the Wizards are still a good team with a chance at Kevin Durant. He can team up with point-guard John Wall and shooting-guard Bradley Beal and give the Wizards a realistic chance to win the title. He has shown interest many times in interviews and Washington is his hometown so this could turn out to be a LeBron to Cleveland situation. The odds of this signing happening is very low, but if he does sign with them and if they can put together a legitimate team, the Wizards could possibly be the champions again next year. 

2.) Toronto Raptors


This is another fairly realistic situation. With Lowry and DeRozan already in Toronto, the signing of KD will take them to the next level. They already showed capabilities of being a championship contender, with being the 2nd seed in the Eastern Conference. The only concern is how they will mesh together. With all 3 of them being All-Stars, the question will be how they will play together and who will sacrifice from the 3 to make a championship run. The case for any Big 3 is always for at least one player to sacrifice shot attempts for the others to score more.

3.) Golden State Warriors


OK, here's the home-run, Kevin Durant going to the Warriors. In my opinion, this will disintegrate how the Warriors play, with another scorer. The other players need to give the ball up more for Durant, but if this team can gel together, they can even have a chance at winning 82 games! This idea is possible, but just would be unfair. With the Warriors already being so good, it seems like it would almost be boring to watch NBA basketball because you know this team would win every game. 

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