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Doug Robinson: The day the NBA died from a competitive standpoint

FILE - In a Monday, May 30, 2016 file photo, Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) reacts during the second half of Game 7 of the NBA basketball Western Conference finals against the Golden State Warriors in Oakland, Calif. Durant announced Monday, July 4, 2016, that he is joining All-Stars Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson with the Golden State Warriors. Durant made the decision public on The Players’ Tribune Monday morning. He can’t officially sign until July 7. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Kevin Durant agreed to sign with powerhouse Golden State to create another super team, thus killing any notion that the NBA is a league in which every team — large or small market — has a chance to win the championship.