Kevin Durant stands before a premature extension at the Brooklyn Nets. The Star Forward will sign a maximum extension on Saturday.
The confirmed Durant on his side Boardroom after his manager Rich Kleiman forwarded the information to ESPN. KD will therefore sign a contract by 2026, which will bring him next to his salary for the coming season (42 million) another 198 million dollars.
To make the extension possible, Durant will renounce his player option for the 2022/23 season. Doubt Finals-MVP was changing from the Golden State Warriors to New York in 2019, but did the complete season 2019/20 due to a Achilles tendon injury.
In the past season, Durant completed only 35 games, among other things, the forward had to fight with thigh problems and had to suspend a few times due to the Covid protocols. In the playoffs KD was then fit and recorded average 34.3 points, 9.3 rebounds and 4.4 assists. Nevertheless, the Nets already divorced in the second round, because Durants co-stars Kyrie Irving and James Harden missed several games for injuries.
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In Game 5 of the series against the later Champion Milwaukee, Durant scored a 49-point triple-double and played through the complete 48 minutes. In the deciding game he repeated this despite extension and put on 48 points. In a possible Gamewinner, he had the foot on the triple line, the Bucks won in the Overtime.
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In addition to Durant, Irving and Harden could continue to extend their contracts in this offseason. So far, nothing is known from their intentions. Either way, the team of Nets is likely to be expensive in the coming years. According to Bobby Marks (ESPN), Brooklyn gives nearly $ 300 million for the team in the coming season, if you are working together both the Pay Roll and the luxury taxes.
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