Kevin Durant is officially an unrestricted free agent. To the surprise of absolutely no one, Durant declined his one-year, $31.5 million option for the upcoming season, thus ending his contract with the Golden State Warriors.
Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant has declined his $31.5M player option and will become an unrestricted free agent, league sources tell ESPN. Durant and his business manager Rich Kleiman are in New York, evaluating free agency options. So far, process has stayed private.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 26, 2019
This was always the overwhelmingly likely option when Durant signed his one plus one contract last offseason.