Was the two-time NBA All-Star shocked Kevin Durant left Golden State for Brooklyn in free agency? “I was,” West said. “I remember I had spoken to him maybe a couple weeks before the decision. And then obviously had talked throughout the year. “I just felt like he was in a position to really cement himself — get into that ‘Legend with the Warriors’ type thing. “I still think he’s got a great legacy with the Warriors, but I thought it was the one place he might just say, ‘You know what, I’m cool here.’ I thought he loved the city, he loved the people.”