“From everything I’ve heard, it’s done. Yes, he’s leaving… If he so much as gets [the Knicks] into the Conference Finals, he will be beloved there like he never has been at Golden State after 2 Championships.”@RicBucher on Kevin Durant’s free agency pic.twitter.com/eCHgKQxKTF
— Herd w/Colin Cowherd (@TheHerd) April 3, 2019
The rumors have been swirling regarding Kevin Durant’s future all season. Multiple reports have linked KD to signing with the New York Knicks next year, including one that stated the Warriors themselves believe that’s where he’ll end up.
Former Warriors reporter Ric Bucher provided perhaps the strongest report linking the two on Wednesday afternoon, telling Colin Cowherd that Durant heading to The Big Apple is all but official.
“From everything I’ve heard, it’s done,” Bucher told Cowherd. “Yes, he’s leaving.
“It’s not a matter of not liking or appreciating what he has,” Bucher told Cowherd. “Kevin Durant has never been fully been embraced by the Warriors faithful. And has never, even from a national perspective, has been given the just due that you would expect for a guy who has been the NBA Finals MVP of their last two championships. It’s still Steph’s team.”
Durant is expected to opt out of the $31.5 million he’s owed by the Warriors next year, and has declined to comment on his future since last offseason. Kyrie Irving has also been rumored to be planning on joining Durant and signing with the Knicks this offseason.