Days before Kevin Durant's free agency began, KD needed to know what Steph Curry was really like.
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Kevin Durant’s phone call with then-Warriors executive Jerry West during the 2016 offseason was seen by many as the tipping point in KD’s decision to join Golden State, but another phone call with a less expected party may have also had an influence.
In an interview with Fox Sports, former Warriors point guard Jarrett Jack revealed that Durant called him at 3 am days before the free agency period officially opened, and picked his brain on what the Warriors organization and star player were really like.
“He actually called me at like 3 in the morning probably four days before — I’ve never told anybody this — free agency. He texts me, and he’s like ‘man, can I speak to you for a minute,’ and I was like ‘yeah.’
“So he called me and he was like ‘yo, what’s Steph Curry like?’ And I was like, ‘what do you mean what is he like?’ And he was like, ‘is he how they portray him on TV, or is he like a totally different dude behind closed doors?’
“I was like ‘look bro let me tell you this. Steph Curry is one of the best people I’ve ever met in my life. Male, female, basketball or not. He’s one of those great dudes you know what I mean?’”
Durant then continued a line of questioning about the Warriors, and that’s when Jack knew the league might be in trouble.
“He kept asking me questions about them and Bob Myers and Mr. Lacob and the fans and I said, ‘awww man, this aint good here.’ I hung up the phone and called my brother and said, ‘man I think the dude is trying to go out west.’”