The short-term is the start of the long-term for the Washington Wizards since the man everything was predicated on appears not to be coming.
This will still be the summer of Kevin Durant, though the Wizards reportedly will not be participating after Durant did not add them to the list of six suitors he will listen to.
Despite his open ears, Durant could take a path that crashes all the hoopla when the NBA free agent period starts at 12:01 a.m. Friday. This experience could be a dry run, before he signs a one-year deal to remain in Oklahoma City, then hit the market again next season when his contract would be larger and his knowledge of the process deeper.