The Golden State Warriors will try to recover the NBA throne starting next morning in the finals that will face the Boston Celtics. The last time San Francisco won the Larry O'Brien trophy was in 2018, when they swept away all their rivals with a team full of stars, including Kevin Durant, now in the ranks of the disappointing Brooklyn Nets.
On the other hand, from that team, a finalist for five consecutive years and three-time champion, there are still key players such as Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green, who in Colin Cowherd's podcast lamented the departure in 2019 of Durant, his "brother" , who has wished for the best either in the New York team or if he decides to make the leap to Europe to play in Barcelona, an old dream of 'Durantula'.
"Of course I worry about Kevin Durant because he's my brother and I always want him to do well wherever he is. Whether it's here in Brooklyn or if he decides to go play for Barcelona next year in the Euroleague. I always want to see him do well," he explained. Green, in addition to considering "a mistake" to let the Warriors forward leave in the summer of 2019.
It is not the first time that Durant, 33, has been related to Barça. Shortly before leaving the Barça club, in 2017, Neymar gave a Barça shirt to Washington with his name on it and also gave Green another elastic, when both played for the Warriors, who that season won the ring after beating the Cleveland Cavaliers in the end.
Later, in 2019, Durant himself expressed his desire to try the European experience dressed as a Barça player. "I would like to play my last year at Barça. It is the second best League in the world (Euroleague). The games look very fun. But this is a dream of mine sitting on the sofa at home," he said in an interview with Serge Ibaka, Milwaukee Bucks player and former Manresa player, among others.
Despite Durant's intention to play for Barça, it seems utopian that he lands in the Catalan capital in the short term. The American star has a contract with the Nets until 2026 at a rate of 49.5 million per season, totally unthinkable figures for European basketball.
This season, Durant, who has suffered physical problems, has played 55 games with the Brooklyn Nets and has been the best on the team, averaging 29.9 points in 37 minutes on the floor. However, his contribution has been in vain, since the New Yorkers, with a project designed to win the ring, failed to fall to the Boston Celtics in the first round of the playoffs by a resounding 4-0.
