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Kevin Durant’s official free agency decision will not come until later Sunday night. Durant will announce where he’s signing via The Boardroom’s Instagram account at 6 p.m. according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Durant has been pursued by four main suitors: the Warriors, New York Knicks, Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Clippers.
But according to Wojnarowski and The Athletic’s Shams Charania, Durant is heading to Brooklyn.
Kevin Durant is planning to sign with the Brooklyn Nets, league sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 30, 2019
Durant will sign a four-year, $164 million max deal with the Nets.
Sources: Durant will sign a 4-year, $164M deal with the Nets; Irving will sign 4-years, $141M.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 30, 2019
The New York Times’ Mark Stein first reported that the Nets, who are planning to sign Kyrie Irving, were also confident of also signing Kevin Durant, as well as Durant’s friend DeAndre Jordan, who last played with the Knicks.
An undeniable vibe of confidence is emanating from Brooklyn as we speak: The Nets sure seem to believe they are getting Kevin Durant's commitment tonight to go with Kyrie Irving"s … with DeAndre Jordan, Durant's close friend, to follow
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) June 30, 2019
Stein reported less than an hour prior that the Nets would receive a formal commitment from Irving at the team’s practice facility essentially the moment the free agency period opens on Sunday, June 30 at 6 p.m. ET. He reported then that the team was pursuing the trio of Durant, Irving and Jordan, who the team now believes they are likely to sign. Irving is reported to be signing a four-year, $141 million max deal.
The Nets will have a formal commitment from Kyrie Irving at their practice facility in two hours, league sources say, and — as @NYTSports reported Monday — have been aggressively pursuing a Kyrie/Kevin Durant/DeAndre Jordan trio in hopes of luring Durant away from Golden State
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) June 30, 2019
According to Wojnarowski, Jordan will also sign with the Nets:
Brooklyn is making a clean sweep tonight: Brooklyn will sign Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and DeAndre Jordan, league sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 30, 2019
