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Marcio Jose Sanchez—AP  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jul 4, 2016 4:31 PM UTC NBA superstar [Kevin Durant](http://time.com/90985/kevin-durant-mvp-speech/) has elected to join the [Golden State Warriors](http://time.com/4338401/golden-state-warriors-stephen-curry-oklahoma-city-thunder/), following a period of free agency. The former Oklahoma City Thunder forward announced that he intends to sign with [Steph Curry](http://time.com/4325520/stephen-curry-nba-mvp-best-season/), Klay Thompson and the rest of the 2016 NBA finalists in a Monday [post on The Players’ Tribune](http://www.theplayerstribune.com/kevin-durant-nba-free-agency-announcement/). “The primary mandate I had for myself in making this decision was to have it based on the potential for my growth as a player — as that has always steered me in the right direction,” he wrote. “But I am also at a point in my life where it is of equal importance to find an opportunity that encourages my evolution as a man: moving out of my comfort zone to a new city and community which offers the greatest potential for my contribution and personal growth. With this in mind, I have decided that I am going to join the Golden State Warriors.” It is expected to be a two-year, $54.3 million deal with a player option for the second year, [according to ESPN](http://espn.go.com/nba/story/%5F/id/16759826/kevin-durant-announces-sign-golden-state-warriors). The decision comes as a shock to many, as it was widely speculated that Durant would choose to return to the Thunder — the organization he has played for since being drafted as the No. 2 overall pick in 2007\. The 2014 MVP has played in seven all-star games, been named a First Team All-NBA player five times and has the third highest career scoring average in NBA history. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4392675/kevin-durant-golden-state-warriors/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4392675/kevin-durant-golden-state-warriors/"},"headline":"Kevin Durant Says He Will Sign With Golden State Warriors","datePublished":"2016-07-04T16:31:14.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T23:02:02.136Z","description":"It is expected to be a two-year, $54.3 million deal","url":"https://time.com/4392675/kevin-durant-golden-state-warriors/","keywords":["NBA","Sports topic","Kevin Durant","Golden State Warriors"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt636b4629a9fe95b3/69889a880a4a2266409ca571/kevin-durant-warriors.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"Sports","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt636b4629a9fe95b3/69889a880a4a2266409ca571/kevin-durant-warriors.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Kevin Durant","caption":"Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant reacts during the second half of Game 7 of the NBA basketball Western Conference finals against the Golden State Warriors in Oakland, Calif., on May 30, 2016.","creditText":"Marcio Jose Sanchez—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/sports/","name":"Sports"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/nba/","name":"NBA"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4392675/kevin-durant-golden-state-warriors/","name":"Kevin Durant Says He Will Sign With Golden State Warriors"}}]}] ```