Yesterday, Sean Deveney of Sportingnews.com ranked the Celtics as the team with the eighth best chance to land Kevin Durant next offseason – when he becomes an unrestricted free agent.
Before the Celtics, he lists the following teams: Thunder, Wizards, Warriors, Rockets, Heat, Mavericks and Clippers.
Without a doubt, the Thunder will be able to offer Durant the most money – seeing as they have his bird rights, allowing their offer to exceed the salary cap. With the cap increasing next year from $67 million to an estimated $90 million (due to the impending television mega-deal), don’t be surprised to see Durant sign a contract that’ll pay him +$30 million/year.