OAKLAND, Calif. -- THREE YEARS AGO, as the Cleveland Cavaliers celebrated the franchise's first NBA championship on the Golden State Warriors' home court, Draymond Green sat at his locker and sent a text message to Kevin Durant.
Green wanted to let Durant know that -- even at his lowest moment, just an hour after losing a Game 7 of the Finals -- he was thinking about Durant. That the Warriors needed Durant. And that he'd be welcome on a team that had previously won a title and 73 regular season games.