Speculation surrounding Kevin Durant's free agency and potential departure from the Warriors ran rampant over the last NBA season. Then, at the opening of free agency on June 30, Durant announced he would be signing with the Brooklyn Nets to play alongside his friend Kyrie Irving for New York's other team. The Nets' arrival into the Durant sweepstakes seemed to be sudden -- the Knicks were seen as the presumptive favorites for most of the season -- but perhaps, as Bobby Portis suggests, the choice was made awhile ago.