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The Golden State Warriors were crowding the headlines ahead of this year’s NBA trade deadline, with the growing expectation that they would be making a move for a star. Of course, the Warriors ultimately landed six-time NBA All-Star Jimmy Butler, but a reunion with superstar forward Kevin Durant was much closer than many would have thought.<\/p>\n

There was plenty of talk ahead of the deadline about the Warriors potentially making a move for Durant, but the 15-time All-Star reportedly turned down the deal.<\/p>\n

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Durant ultimately cleared up the confusion when many were assuming he did not want to return to the Warriors.<\/p>\n

“People talk crazy about me all the time,” Durant said after the trade deadline. “That’s not the reason why I didn’t want to come back. I just didn’t want to get traded midway through the season. It was nothing against my time with the Warriors.”<\/p>\n

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Now, heading into the offseason with a potential Durant blockbuster still on the table, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr got honest about their failed trade deadline reunion.<\/p>\n

“I think it’s well documented that we were trying to get Kevin Durant, but that didn’t happen,” Kerr admitted.<\/p>\n

Kerr then talked about how they instead turned their attention to Jimmy Butler after their Durant talks fell through.<\/p>\n

“And after that, Mike [Dunleavy] calls me and says, ‘I think we’re going to trade for Jimmy Butler, I’m going to vouch for him. Guy’s a gamer, hell of a player, and I think that’s gonna work.’ And I said, ‘Great, let’s do it.’ We needed a change,” Kerr finished.<\/p>\n

If Durant was comfortable with getting traded midway through the season, the Warriors would likely look much different right now. Of course, a Durant offseason trade to Golden State is unlikely, but the door is certainly still open for a reunion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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