Kevin Durant, the most prized free agent on this summer’s NBA market, has chosen to sign with the Golden State Warriors. Durant made his announcement Monday morning on The Players Tribune, a website he co-owns.
The Spurs were one of six teams granted a meeting with Durant over the weekend, a list that also included Oklahoma City, the franchise that drafted him in 2007.
Of all the possible outcomes, Durant heading to the Warriors was the worst for the Spurs and other teams in the Western Conference.
In choosing to join the Warriors, Durant did not so much as tip the balance of power in the West so much as solidify it.