After years of waiting and retaining cap space, the Wizards’ Kevin Durant pursuit finally resolves in a massive summer for the direction of the franchise … that almost definitely does not include Kevin Durant.
The Wizards weren’t even granted a meeting with Durant, to this point. However, the money and options still are on the table to improve a team that took a big step backward last season but has a new coach for All-Star point guard John Wall and company.
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Let’s look at their big free agent class and salary cap situation before we proceed.