Sources : Kevin Durant Willing To Take Less Than Max To Preserve Warriors Core

Lashon Smith
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There's something special brewing in the Bay Area with this Golden State Warriors group, and Kevin Durant - who signed with the organization last summer - appears to want those good times to roll for as long as possible.

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The former MVP and four-time scoring champion is willing to take less than the maximum contract extension he's eligible to receive to help the Warriors keep their core together for the long haul.





The news takes on greater significance given that All-Star point guard Stephen Curry could potentially ink a super-max deal under the NBA's new collective bargaining agreement, allowing him to take up roughly 35 percent of the salary cap.

For Durant to get his max extension, Golden State would have to bypass re-signing the likes of Andre Iguodala and Shaun Livingston, who will soon be unrestricted free agents. Also entering the pool this summer are Zaza Pachulia, JaVale McGee, and David West.

Should he take approximately $4 million less than the max, the Warriors could use their Bird rights in an attempt to keep several members of the roster.

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