The Warriors will now have a bit less money to work with to keep Kevin Durant and the gang together after next season. Right up until the moment that Kevin Durant announced he intended to leave the Oklahoma City Thunder and join the Golden State Warriors, I never thought it would actually happen. The 2014 NBA Most Valuable Player linking up with the 2015 and 2016 MVP to bolster the core of a 73-win team that came within mere minutes of winning a second straight NBA championship just seemed too far-fetched to fathom until it became the NBA's frightening new reality.