Kevin Durant is about to start his first season with the Houston Rockets, but he could have moved to a number of teams after his years with the Phoenix Suns.
Last season, there were several franchises vying to get Durant when it became clear he was leaving Phoenix.
One of them was his former squad, the Golden State Warriors.
But Durant himself said that he put a stop to any trade that would have sent him back to Golden State.
“I heard Golden State was in the mix around the trade deadline, but that’s when Rich [Kleiman] came into play, and those relationships that we built around the league and also playing in Golden State helped. We were able to tell them kind of hold off on that,” Durant said.
Kevin Durant confirms that he personally blocked a trade in the 2024-25 season that would’ve sent him back to the Golden State Warriors with Stephen Curry ?
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The Warriors were reportedly interested in bringing Durant back into the mix and once again placing him alongside Steph Curry.
But that wasn’t what Durant wanted, at least not right now.
Durant found the most success of his career during his time with the Warriors, but reports have said his feelings about the team are mixed.
He never fully felt like he belonged with that team, despite winning two championships.
His Warriors tenure was a triumphant but complicated period of his career.
Durant going back to the Warriors would have been a bombshell and the biggest move in recent NBA history.
It could have helped the team once again be one of the best in the West, but Durant wasn’t sold.
So now he is moving to Houston, where things are also looking bright, and the Warriors are still trying to get better.
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