Speaking on Thursday to reporters, including Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic, Suns star Kevin Durant downplayed the possibility of signing a one-year, $59.5MM extension prior to Monday’s deadline.
“I’m not even thinking about it,” Durant said after Thursday’s shootaround. “I’m just going to play out my contract really, and just focus on that. Focus on the team. I haven’t even really had conversations with anybody about a contract. Trying to focus on basketball.”
Durant, who became the first men’s basketball player to win four Olympic gold medals over the summer, will earn $51.8MM in 2024/25, followed by $54.7MM in ’25/26.
He can currently only tack on one year to his current contract due to the Over-38 rule. If he doesn’t sign a new contract by Monday, he’ll be ineligible to complete an extension during the season, but will be eligible again during the 2025 offseason.
According to ESPN’s Bobby Marks (Insider link), there’s a “strong likelihood” that Durant will hold off on extension talks until next offseason, when he’d be eligible to sign a two-year, $123.8MM extension.
Durant, 36, is one of the most accomplished players in NBA history, with 14 All-Star nods, 11 All-NBA appearances, four scoring titles, an MVP, two championships, and two Finals MVPs on his résumé.
In 75 regular season games last season, the 6’11” forward averaged 27.1 PPG, 6.6 RPG, 5.0 APG, 0.9 SPG and 1.2 BPG on .523/.413/.856 shooting (37.2 MPG).
Yeah, he’s waiting to see if GSW want to trade Wiggins so he can come back and win more titles with GSW
That train left the station a long time ago, a reunion with okc is more likely than that
Sure….golden state are also getting Bron, Giannis, Jokic, Luka.
They would be clowns to pay him