Volume 4: Golden State Prosperity

If You Can't Beat Them, Join Them. The more he listened, the more impatient he grew. He cut Kleiman off. "My contract with the Thunder has expired. I can go wherever I want. They can't control me." Durant remained unmoved. The reporter was left speechless. Zhang Yu answered a few more questions, then got up and left, ending the interview. "What else? This is the Finals. Of course I had to ensure a complete victory. If the margin hadn't been big enough, I would've even kept Stephen on the court for the entire second half!" Before he could finish, Zhang Yu cut him off directly. He sat there dejectedly, his gaze lowered to the floor, looking dispirited as he murmured, "Stephen, you received seven Finals MVP votes, just like last year's Finals, while Kawhi received the other four. What do you think about that?" "Yeah, I want to team up with Curry, but he might not want to team up with me. Leonard can score and defend. The Warriors don't need me to dominate the league. It's just wishful thinking on my part..." "Actually, you don't have to insist on going to the Warriors. The new TV contract will take effect next season, and the salary cap will jump by more than twenty million dollars. You could take a slight pay cut and go to another team. The Heat contacted me. Pat Riley promised that if you went there, you'd be the leader. Wade and Bosh would be happy to support you. Danny Ainge called me too. The Celtics have plenty of draft picks and young players. As soon as you joined them, they could immediately strengthen the roster. He also revealed that Warriors lead assistant Steve Kerr would become the Celtics' new head coach. He was the one responsible