
Much has been made of Kevin Durant opting not to return to the Golden State Warriors this season. Before the Warriors traded for Jimmy Butler, they were pursuing a trade to bring Durant back to the Bay Area from the Phoenix Suns, but that possibly ultimately fell through because Durant did not want to go back to the Warriors.
Both former Warriors general manager Bob Meyers and head coach Steve Kerr attributed the criticism Durant received the first time he joined Golden State as the potential reason he did not want to return this season.