The Knicks Reportedly Have a Great Shot at Signing Kevin Durant

Zoe Taylor · Oct 03, 2018

It seems Kevin Durant might actually be heading towards the Big Apple to play for the Knicks. Chris Haynes from Yahoo Sports said:

"New York Knicks have a very good shot at luring KD away from the Bay Area. ... The same allure that LeBron had towards the Los Angeles Lakers, just the building, the culture, is the same way I know that KD feels about the Knicks." — @ChrisBHaynes pic.twitter.com/04xDGmLA2k
— UNDISPUTED (@undisputed) 3 October 2018

This could get me in trouble. When was the last time the Lakers and the Knicks were relevant at the same time? Some millennials don't even know anything about that, haven't even experienced anything like that. Look, I will say this, the New York Knicks have a very good shot at luring KD away from the Bay area. The reason I say that is his business partner, Rich Kleiman, is based in New York. [Kleiman is] a huge Knicks fan. Their business is based in New York. KD's dad is a big New York Knicks fan. The same allure that LeBron had towards the Los Angeles Lakers—just the building, the culture—the same thing, the same way, I know that KD feels about the Knicks. Now, I will say this. Golden State does have the edge, obviously. But, I think for Golden State Warriors fans—I was arguing about this with a fan recently—it will always be Steph Curry's team. And, if he were to bolt, this wouldn't be a situation like LeBron was with Cleveland. So, I will say the Warriors have the edge, but the Knicks will be in play.

Only time will tell where KD will end up.