I think this one deserves some talk:
http://m.newsok.com/how-kevin-durants-free-agency-will-happen-through-the-eyes-of-nba-agents/article/5506480?custom_click=rssSome notable quotes:
According to reputable agents who've gone through the process in the past with star players, Durant may already have his mind made up.
“A player in Durant's situation is totally unique,” said one agent. “He is more anticipating seeing the pitches from other teams just because he wants to.”
Huh, if he's made up his mind then there's no point in touring. He might as well go take those Lakers and Knicks tours then, if he just wants to hear a pitch.
Another agent thinks, in the case of Durant, the club that wants to pry him away from the Thunder “needs to be a good team, in a better market with a better chance to win than OKC.”
“So Golden State and Miami become the only real players,” the agent said. “It's too hard to justify a move to Los Angeles (Lakers) or New York because they are not close to winning. Houston's out.”
I can't tell if this is speculation on the part of the agent, or if he's actually heard that GS and Miami are top options. Because Boston might not have the market of Miami, but it's just as good a team and arguably a better chance of winning it all now and in the future.
Another agent, however, thinks Durant's free agency will be different from James' in one regard: Durant isn't playing general manager.
Said the agent: “The LeBron Role – ‘I want Kevin Love. ... This is how the team needs to be to win' – it doesn't seem like Durant would ever play that kind of role. I don't think he wants to.”
This one is interesting, it goes directly against the report from Lowe where he said Horford was on KD's list.
It's a decision that may already have been made.
“He knows his plan before this process happens,” one agent thinks of the day Durant's free agency starts, calling the meetings with various teams "bull."
“It's more formality than anything else.”
Not a huge fan of this article lol. Hope it's not true.