After the Golden State Warriors retained their core of Stephen Curry, Shaun Livingston, and Andre Iguodala their main focus was re-signing Kevin Durant. As a result, the Warriors and Kevin Durant have agreed to terms on a two-year, $53 million deal according to Chris Haynes of ESPN.
ESPN Sources: Kevin Durant will agree to re-sign with Golden State on a two-year, approximately $53 million deal, league sources tell ESPN.
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) July 3, 2017
Moments before deal broke, the news of Durant taking less money than expected came out and shocked the NBA community which would set up him agreeing to terms to his contract shortly after.
Following from Marcus Thompson III of Mercury News.
Durant, according to multiple sources, is not just passing on the new maximum contract he could get, which would start at $34.65 million. His plan is to also pass on taking the maximum raise he is eligible for, which would start his salary at $31.6 million.
Durant taking less could drop the Warriors to a lower penalty, saving the ownership millions while keeping the band together.
This is certainly a team friendly deal Durant as he will be making less money than he made last season and less than the reported max contract.
Kevin Durant’s $25 million salary is $9.5 million less than his max, $6.8 less than expected and $1.54 million less than he made last year.
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) July 3, 2017
