When the Golden State Warriors had been contemplating a commerce for Kevin Durant forward of the commerce deadline, Stephen Curry spoke on to his former teammate to gauge how he felt about leaving the Phoenix Suns for a reunion. Sources instructed ESPN that Durant indicated to Curry {that a} return to the Warriors did not “really feel proper,” that it “wasn’t the time.”
“You want all people to be all purchased in it doesn’t matter what the historical past you’ve got,” Curry instructed ESPN about his discuss with Durant. “And I respect KD. It is all about having peace of thoughts and happiness.
“Neither certainly one of us managed that [trade] scenario. It is simply you need to be certain that any individual desires to be someplace. Aside from that, I am not attempting to persuade anyone to be someplace they do not need to be.”
Curry stated he has “no onerous emotions, no resentment” in any respect.
“I do not blame Kevin one bit for not desirous to rerun issues right here,” Steve Kerr instructed ESPN. “He took a lot s— for like, ‘Oh, you are leaping on the bandwagon’ [when he signed with Golden State as a free agent in 2016]. After which he is Finals MVP two years in a row. It is like he nonetheless will get criticized.
“So why would he need to face all that B.S. once more?”
The Warriors consider they’d an settlement in place with the Phoenix Suns to amass Durant if he would have given the transfer his blessing. Golden State finally pivoted to a commerce with the Miami Warmth to amass Jimmy Butler forward of the commerce deadline.
