Whether just one takes off or both, Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson are each up for a new contract this offseason, and the Golden State Warriors can’t pay everyone. It’s also known that Thompson doesn’t expect to take a pay cut and the Warriors don’t expect to force him into one.
Durant, who is already taking less than the max, might finally be up for his max contract. That would force him elsewhere. However, he’s under the impression that those that say they’ll be breaking up don’t understand the true chemistry inside the organization.
Durant told NBC Sports’ Monte Poole that the rumors are just “propaganda.