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Report: Russell Westbrook thought Kevin Durant was coming back to Thunder

Russell Westbrook's future in Oklahoma City is unknown. Re-negotiation/extension? Trade? Play out the season then hit free agency?

Would that decision have been made if Kevin Durant was back with the Thunder? That may not be known until Westbrook himself gives an answer.

What is becoming clearer are details from the Durant free agency process. In an ESPN TrueHoop podcast, Royce Young said that Westbrook was under the impression that Durant would be coming back to OKC in 2016-17:

Three weeks ago, Kevin Durant's sitting there at dinner, telling him "Hey, I'm coming back, man.