When Kevin Durant held free-agency meetings at the Hamptons in 2016, the Golden State Warriors offered validation and a chance at building something that would last on the court.
When other teams went the celebrity route, Durant was far less impressed.
"That stuff was cool, don’t get me wrong. But I was just all about the basketball," Durant told Tim Kawakami of The Athletic. "I mean, I love Tom Brady, but I don’t know if he can help me if he was on the court with me right now.