Although Durant did strongly consider …

Although Durant did strongly consider the Knicks, according to sources close to the situation, he never pushed them the way Irving pushed Brooklyn. “The Knicks players, they’re good, young players, but they still need more experience to match where I was in my career,” Durant told former teammate Serge Ibaka in October. “It was nothing major against the Knicks. I just think Brooklyn is further along in the process of being a contender.”