The Oklahoma City Thunder have been linked with a potential reunion with their former star, Kevin Durant, who is reportedly aware he might get traded this summer.
Andy Bailey of Bleacher Report listed the Oklahoma City Thunder as a viable destination for Durant since he would make a tantalizing tandem with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander that might win a championship.
“A return to OKC, after eight years away, is easy to sell from a nostalgic standpoint. It gives his career a bit more continuity. And more importantly than any of that, he makes basketball sense there,” Bailey wrote.
“Durant and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander would instantly become, almost certainly, the most dangerous one-two scoring punch in the NBA. The Thunder can cobble enough outgoing salary with little more than Isaiah Hartenstein and Luguentz Dort (or Alex Caruso). The organization has tons of draft capital to spend,” he added.
Kevin Durant is a huge fan of Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Pairing Shai Gilgeous-Alexander with Kevin Durant sounds like a sound idea for the Oklahoma City Thunder, especially since the latter recently gave the former his flowers.
“He (SGA) just loves to see the ball go through the hoop. He’s one of those dudes that’s always gonna put that ball through the rim. Watching him, knowing that he’s gonna be efficient with it is just fun to watch,” Durant said about Gilgeous-Alexander during the NBA’s watch-along of the Denver Nuggets-Indiana Pacers match.
“He puts on a masterclass out there. He hits you with so many different moves that you know he puts time in on it. He plays like he cares about his stance and place in the game. You can see that when he plays. I appreciate watching him because he gets buckets in all types of ways,” he added.
