Durant chose to leave the Thunder in 2016. What are the quotations from each team at that time? The Thunder is willing to renew the contract with a maximum salary.

According to reports from various media, it is basically a foregone conclusion that Durant left the team this offseason, so a lot of discussion has been triggered recently about his next company. Although Durant is 36 years old this season, he can still average 26.6 points, 6 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.2 blocks, and a shooting percentage of 52.7%, so it is natural for him to receive the attention of many teams.

However, Durant's current value has naturally declined a lot compared to his peak period. I think that after he became a free agent in 2016, it directly caused a sensation in the entire league. Durant was only 27 years old at that time. In the regular season, he averaged 28.2 points, 8.2 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and 1.2 blocks per game. Under his leadership, the Thunder also reached the Western Conference Finals that year. When facing the Warriors in the end, Durant helped the Thunder to take a 3-1 lead, but they were later defeated and eventually eliminated.

After losing this round of series, Durant was completely determined to make a change, so he wanted to join a team that suits him and has the ability to compete for the championship. So after he did not choose to renew his contract with the Thunder immediately, many teams fantasized about becoming Durant's next stop. These teams are obviously very clear about what it means to get Durant. This kind of MVP-level superstar is definitely rare in the free market, so many teams will still try to give their own quotes even if they know that their hopes are slim.

Then let's turn the timeline back to 2016 and see which teams gave the most sincere quotes in order to get Durant!

The first is the Thunder. As Durant's old club, the team can not only provide Durant with a maximum salary of 200 million yuan for 5 years, but they can also play the emotional card for the latter. After all, Durant was selected and trained by the Thunder himself. In addition, he and Westbrook and others at that time also experienced peaks and troughs. In fact, for Durant at that time, staying in the Thunder was definitely not a bad choice. Judging from their lineup, it is not particularly far from winning the championship. Give the team some time, they have the chance to break through this last step.

However, it was obvious that Durant was "tired" of playing in the Thunder, and in the end he did not choose to stay in the team. But in fact, what made the Thunder most sad was that he announced that he had joined other teams without any communication with the team. The most important thing was that he was the Warriors who had just defeated them. This decision directly broke his relationship with the Thunder, and fans who once regarded him as a city hero also turned against him.

Even Westbrook, who has been fighting side by side with Durant for many years, could not feel relieved of his decision at the beginning. Therefore, in the years since then, we can see Westbrook and Durant’s tit-for-tat confrontation on the court. It was not until the end of their career that their relationship eased. However, as of now, Durant’s No. 35 Thunder jersey is likely to be unable to retire, which is a relatively regrettable thing.

The second team is the Knicks. They are located in New York, the largest metropolis in the United States, and they have always been rich and powerful. In order to recruit free agent Jordan, they confirmed this "stereotype". At that time, they were not only willing to give Jordan a maximum salary, but also said that they could find Jordan with tens of millions of dollars in endorsement contracts, which was very good at using their advantages.

This time Durant was recruited, the Knicks also showed their sincerity. On the one hand, they gave a contract of 30 million yuan in annual salary, and this contract will also include the veto of transactions. You should know that only 10 players have enjoyed this treatment in history. In addition, although the Knicks did not say on the surface how many commercial contracts can be brought to Durant on the field, everyone knows that if a star of Durant's level wants to play in New York, this will definitely add to his business plan. However, in 2016, the Knicks' strength was not enough to Durant's eyes. When they had only 32 wins in the regular season, they had nothing to do with the championship team, so for Durant, who was eager to compete for the championship, it was impossible for him to join the Knicks just by looking at this point.

Then there is Durant's hometown team, the Wizards. As a small-scale team, many of their resources are not as good as those of the Knicks and other teams. At the same time, the Wizards only achieved a record of 41 wins that season. However, considering that Durant comes from Washington, the Wizards have never given up on this hope. In fact, if they really get Durant, the team's strength is likely to usher in a qualitative change immediately. After all, they already had Wall and Bill at that time.

and then to the Rockets, but they seem too insincere than other teams. When recruiting Durant, they are more "drawing pie", and then they use Harden to play emotional cards. Although it would be easy to return to the Western Conference Finals with their strength if Durant could join forces with Harden again, at that time, Durant wanted enough to compete for the championship immediately, so he still couldn't take the Rockets' recruitment to heart in the end.

Finally, there are the Warriors. As a team that just eliminated Durant and the Thunder in the Western Conference Finals, no one dared to think that Durant would regard the Warriors as his next home at the beginning. Even if he looked back now, it was still very incredible that Durant could make this decision. After being eliminated by his opponent, a peak MVP not only did not choose to stay in the team, but instead directly defected to his opponent. Such a case is also unique in NBA history.

And the Warriors didn't have much salary at that time. The two sides finally signed a two-year contract of 54.3 million. Therefore, it can be seen that Durant was determined to bring his talents to Jinzhou.. Facts have proved that from the perspective of winning the championship, Durant's decision was indeed very successful. After he joined, the Warriors immediately became the only team in the league. Before the 2016-2017 season began, the outside world predicted that they would win the championship without pressure. In the end, the Warriors did play enough dominance, and Durant also successfully won the FMVP. Immediately in 2018, the Warriors successfully completed the defending title, and Durant was re-elected as the FMVP. Even though he finally left here in 2019, looking back at the honors he achieved here, this short Warriors career can obviously satisfy Durant.