The next couple months around the NBA will be filled with teams attempting to dethrone Kevin Durant and the two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors.
After that, it’s going to be all about free agency. Durant joins a stacked group of impending free agents that includes teammate Klay Thompson as well as All-Stars Kyrie Irving and Kawhi Leonard, among others.
It’s been widely speculated that Durant might bolt Golden State for the bright lights of New York City — passing up on the opportunity to play in San Francisco’s brand new Chase Center in the process.
While Durant has not wanted to talk about his impending free agency, he has seemingly dropped a few hints.
Here’s the latest example of that.
The reigning NBA Finals MVP was just featured on a video presented by his Thirty Five Ventures showing the forward driving around some of the iconic sights in San Francisco.
It’s his comments about the community that are rather interesting.
“I was watching this Janis Joplin documentary last year, and it was telling me how rock and roll and just the hippie movement kind of started here, right in San Francisco,” Durant said in the video. “And I was just like, man. To know that much culture and history is in the same city that I’m actually playing and living in, that made me feel real proud to be a part of this community.”
Does that sound like a man that’s ready to leave a community he has embraced for nearly the past three years? We’re not too sure. Though, it’s cryptic messages like these that can play into a thought process. It’s also possible to read too much into this.
The funny thing here is that Durant and his Warriors don’t play in San Francisco quite yet. They are relocating from Oakland next season.
Only time will tell on this front. For now, Durant’s focus is on bringing a third consecutive NBA championship to the Bay Area. Whatever happens after that is anyone’s guess.