{"id":1539354,"date":"2022-07-05T08:34:55","date_gmt":"2022-07-05T12:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1539354"},"modified":"2022-07-05T08:35:01","modified_gmt":"2022-07-05T12:35:01","slug":"kevin-durant-and-warriors-stars-talking-reunion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kevin-durant-and-warriors-stars-talking-reunion\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Durant and Warriors Stars Talking Reunion?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkevin-durant-and-warriors-stars-talking-reunion%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1539354&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsedge.com\/basketball\/nba\/player\/29835\/draymond-green\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Draymond Green\">Draymond Green<\/a> said <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsedge.com\/basketball\/nba\/player\/29277\/kevin-durant\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kevin Durant\">Kevin Durant<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/nba.nbcsports.com\/2022\/06\/02\/draymond-green-kevin-durant-made-mistake-by-leaving-warriors\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:made a mistake\" class=\"link\">made a mistake<\/a> by leaving the Warriors for the Nets.<\/p>\n<p>Green has an opportunity \u2013 in a conversation also involving Golden State stalwarts <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsedge.com\/basketball\/nba\/player\/29477\/stephen-curry\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Stephen Curry\">Stephen Curry<\/a> and <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsedge.com\/basketball\/nba\/player\/29691\/klay-thompson\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Klay Thompson\">Klay Thompson<\/a> \u2013 to tell Durant that directly as Durant <a href=\"https:\/\/nba.nbcsports.com\/2022\/07\/04\/nets-being-patient-nothing-reportedly-close-on-durant-irving-trade-front\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:seeks a trade\" class=\"link\">seeks a trade<\/a> from Brooklyn.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/3398430\/2022\/07\/03\/kevin-durant-warriors-free-agency\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Marcus Thompson II of The Athletic\" class=\"link\">Marcus Thompson II of The Athletic<\/a>:<\/p>\n<div class=\"caas-pull-quote-wrapper caas-img caas-lazy\" data-src=\"\">\n<blockquote class=\"caas-blockquote\">\n<p>If a trade is possible, would the leaders of the locker room welcome Durant? According to multiple sources, they would, for the same reason they embraced him in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean,\u201d one source said, \u201cit\u2019s freaking Kevin Durant.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Warriors superstars have been in conversations with Durant. In addition to catching up, the Hall of Fame-bound peers did entertain the idea of a reunion. It was mostly about the stunning nature of it even being possible. The idea of them playing together again had to seem impossible when Durant left in free agency in 2019. It isn\u2019t lost on them how life has contrived an opportunity for them to come full circle. They see it, like everyone else, and talked about it, like everyone else.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"caas-pull-quote-wrapper caas-img caas-lazy\" data-src=\"\">\n<blockquote class=\"caas-blockquote\">\n<p>With that said, according to multiple sources in the Warriors organization, a reunion is highly unlikely.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Of course, Golden State is unlikely to add Durant. Despite their <a href=\"https:\/\/nba.nbcsports.com\/2022\/07\/03\/reunited-and-it-feels-so-good-count-warriors-among-teams-interested-in-durant\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:interest\" class=\"link\">interest<\/a>, the Warriors are only one of probably 20-some teams trying to land Durant. The odds are against any single team of pulling it off.<\/p>\n<p>Golden State has intriguing young pieces in <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsedge.com\/basketball\/nba\/player\/51434\/jordan-poole\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jordan Poole\">Jordan Poole<\/a>, <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsedge.com\/basketball\/nba\/player\/58300\/james-wiseman\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:James Wiseman\">James Wiseman<\/a>, <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsedge.com\/basketball\/nba\/player\/61631\/jonathan-kuminga\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jonathan Kuminga\">Jonathan Kuminga<\/a> and <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsedge.com\/basketball\/nba\/player\/63525\/moses-moody\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Moses Moody\">Moses Moody<\/a>. However, the Warriors lack quality draft picks, and <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsedge.com\/basketball\/nba\/player\/30038\/andrew-wiggins\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Andrew Wiggins\">Andrew Wiggins<\/a> \u2013 who holds All-Star status and helps toward matching salary \u2013 can\u2019t wind up on the same as <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsedge.com\/basketball\/nba\/player\/30296\/ben-simmons\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ben Simmons\">Ben Simmons<\/a> in the trade.<\/p>\n<p>The interpersonal dynamics are another of the many factors. Green said the Warriors wanted to <a href=\"https:\/\/nba.nbcsports.com\/2021\/12\/31\/draymond-green-wants-to-prove-warriors-can-win-again-without-kevin-durant\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:prove they would win without Durant\" class=\"link\">prove they would win without Durant<\/a> and that particularly Curry wanted to <a href=\"https:\/\/nba.nbcsports.com\/2022\/06\/18\/draymond-green-competitor-in-curry-wanted-to-show-durant-what-he-left\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:show what Durant what Durant left behind\" class=\"link\">show what Durant what Durant left behind<\/a>. Well, Golden State won this year\u2019s championship, and Curry <a href=\"https:\/\/nba.nbcsports.com\/2022\/06\/17\/no-stopping-steph-currys-unrelenting-drive-finally-yields-finals-mvp\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:finally won NBA Finals MVP\" class=\"link\">finally won NBA Finals MVP<\/a> after Durant claimed the honor during their two titles together.<\/p>\n<p>But if Curry, Green and Thompson would welcome back Durant, that\u2019s at least one hurdle cleared.<\/p>\n<h3>More on the Warriors<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nba.nbcsports.com\/2022\/07\/04\/nets-being-patient-nothing-reportedly-close-on-durant-irving-trade-front\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Nets being patient, nothing reportedly close on Durant, Irving trade front\" class=\"link\"> Nets being patient, nothing reportedly close on Durant, Irving trade front <\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/nba.nbcsports.com\/2022\/07\/03\/reunited-and-it-feels-so-good-count-warriors-among-teams-interested-in-durant\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Reunited and it feels so good? Count Warriors among teams interested in Durant\" class=\"link\"> Reunited and it feels so good? Count Warriors among teams interested in Durant <\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/nba.nbcsports.com\/2022\/07\/03\/kings-keegan-murray-drops-26-other-summer-league-highlights-video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kings\u2019 Keegan Murray drops 26, other Summer League highlights (VIDEO)\" class=\"link\"> Kings\u2019 Keegan Murray drops 26, other Summer League highlights (VIDEO) <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nba.nbcsports.com\/2022\/07\/04\/report-kevin-durant-warriors-stars-talking-reunion\/?partner=Yahoo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Report: Kevin Durant, Warriors stars talking reunion\" class=\"link\">Report: Kevin Durant, Warriors stars talking reunion<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/?partner=Yahoo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NBCSports.com\" class=\"link\">NBCSports.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Draymond Green said Kevin Durant made a mistake by leaving the Warriors for the Nets.Green has an opportunity \u2013 in a conversation also involving Golden State stalwarts Stephen Curry and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1539506,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1539354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1539354","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1539354"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1539354\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1539506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1539354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1539354"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1539354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}