heir early exits from the 2024 NBA postseason could propel Kevin Durant and Steph Curry to reunite in a Warriors uniform.
According to NBC Sports Bay Area’s Monte Poole, the future Hall of Famers could discuss a Golden State reunion during the 2024 Paris Olympics, where they will come together as teammates for the first time since Durant left the Bay in 2019.
“Durant and Curry will reunite in July as members of Team USA. [Steve] Kerr is the head coach. Assuming no movement in the interim, they will have almost six weeks to engage in conversation and reminiscence,” wrote Poole.
The report added that the Warriors are committed to maximizing the aging Curry’s window, and therefore won’t leave any stone turned this offseason to get their franchise star a championship-level roster for next season. As such, Warriors governor Joe Lacob could be “willing to personally lay the red carpet for KD’s return.”
“A KD-Warriors reunion is not as far-fetched as it might seem,” the report added.
Poole believes the Warriors might have to trade Jonathan Kuminga, Andrew Wiggins and multiple first-round picks to Phoenix to land Durant.
While Durant has yet to ask for a trade from Phoenix, The Athletic reported on April 29 that Durant never saw eye-to-eye with Suns coach Frank Vogel during their disastrous 2024 campaign which ended with a first-round sweep.
“Sources briefed on the matter told The Athletic that Durant never felt comfortable with his role in Phoenix’s offense alongside [Devin] Booker and [Bradley] Beal this season,” the report read. “Those sources said Durant had persistent issues with the offense, feeling that he was being relegated to the corner far too often and not having the proper designs to play to his strengths as the offense was built around pick-and-rolls.”