2016 Free Agency Market

Duncan's retirement left people sighing with regret. While fans were still immersed in sadness, another matter quickly drew their attention.

Earlier, in order to successfully re-sign Durant with the Thunder, Westbrook had already declined his player option.

But Durant and his team did not respond positively.

According to Woj's latest report, Durant said he was open to returning to the Thunder, but he would also test the upcoming Free Agency Market!

Those words sounded familiar. Anthony had said something similar back then, and in the end, he returned to the Knicks.

But Durant was obviously different from Anthony.

The fundamental reason Anthony chose to return to the Knicks was money.

But Durant clearly cared less about money, as could be seen from when he previously re-signed with the Thunder.

On the contrary, the message behind those words might have been exactly the opposite of Anthony's back then.

Given Durant's relationship with the Thunder, if he intended to stay, there would have been no need to make such a fuss. He could have reached an early extension before the season ended, just as he had the last time.

The news breaking meant there was a high probability that he would leave the Thunder.

Before the Free Market had even opened, the news Woj revealed had already set every team on edge.

It was no exaggeration to say that, aside from the Pelicans, all twenty-nine other teams wanted Durant.

Durant was now one of the league's top two Small Forwards. Everyone would naturally scramble for a superstar of that caliber.

Time flew by, and July 1 arrived in the blink of an eye.

The 2016 NBA Free Agency Market opened right on schedule.

Because the new Collective Bargaining Agreement took effect this season, the league's Salary Cap jumped by more than 20