Kevin Durant confirms he will re-sign with Warriors | Inquirer Sports

Kevin Durant confirms he will re-sign with Warriors

By: - Online Sports Editor / @CFColinaINQ
/ 06:27 PM June 08, 2018

Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant takes questions at a press conference before the basketball team’s practiced during the NBA Finals, Thursday, June 7, 2018, in Cleveland. The Warriors lead the series 3-0 with Game 4 on Friday. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Kevin Durant has confirmed that he is staying put in Golden State this summer.

In an interview with ESPN, Kevin Durant said that he plans to re-sign with the Warriors, who are on a brink of a third title in the last four seasons.

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“I’m planning on staying with the Warriors, and we’ll figure the rest out,” Durant told ESPN’s Rachel Nichols.

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Durant is on the first year of his two-year $51 million contract with Golden State with an opt-out clause for the 2018-2019 season.

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“Small details” of his new contract have yet to be finalized. According to reports, one of his options would be signing a four-year max contract worth $158 million.

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Last offseason, Durant took a $10 million pay cut so the Warriors could keep key cogs Andre Iguodala and Shaun Livingston.

Durant is coming off a phenomenal Finals Game 3 performance, where he put up 43 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists to push the Warriors to a 3-0 lead over LeBron James’ Cleveland Cavaliers.

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