Kevin Durant to sign a five-year extension with the Thunder

To all OKC fans from a Steve Nash/Suns fan :"Congrats on a great future with classy KD. From the little I know about OKC, you definitively have an upward 5 yr plan from top to bottom, the opposite of my Suns"

Jeff Allen :and if anyone is going to tapwerks tonite drink one for me… tell the bartenders the kid that came from RI to watch the 2 thunder playoff games is jammin as well!!!!!

Shout-out to my Rhode Island homies!

“Not sure what’s wrong with Kevin Durant. Dude signs 5-year contract and forgets to hold TV special, flirt w/other team or co-opt headlines. It’s almost as if Durant’s number one priority is to play basketball.”

Nail on head, Mr. Ballard. Nail on head.

Next year = last year of Lakers' dominance

Jax Raging Bile Duct :
Kobe and the Lakers have respect for the game. I respect that.

yeah, my opinion of them changed because of how they treated us except for phil jackson

Kobe and the Lakers have respect for the game. I respect that.

@James
You're right. I was just speculating, who knows it could be Pleiss or even Mullens that develops into the future center.

@Greg
Yeah, the OKC/LA series did a lot to thaw me out when it comes to the Lakers and Kobe. For all their faults, you could tell they cared about the sport and were serious about winning. Lebron could still learn a thing or two from Kobe - and KD!!

Jax Raging Bile Duct :Is it sad that you could have easily confused me with the double rainbow guy when I heard the news this morning?

Hahahah... that's the funniest thing I've seen in a while. Apparently, the guy has several vidoes of similar "quality"

Greg :@f5alcon Within a few years, I think Harden becomes that B player, Ibaka and Aldrich B- for their defensive contributions. Then we have A+ KD, A- Russell Westbrook.

Aldrich hasn't done a think yet. I wouldn't put him in Harden's or Ibaka's class at this point.

@Jax Raging Bile Duct

@DizzyDai
Really really good. And, I can relate.

@AC
I've been in this boat since the OKC-LA series, and the results the came about.. Kobe praising "Oklahoma" so much.

@Jax Raging Bile Duct

That was some funny stuff.

I used to like Lebron more than Kobe, because I think Kobe is overhyped, selfish, a bit of a chucker (he doesn't have a very good PER, he should feed Gasol about twice as much as he actually does), and I loved vintage Shaq.

But now... at least Kobe cares. Maybe Kobe wants to be perceived as the best, and he's selfish because of it, but at least he plays hard, warms up, puts it all on the line. LBJ is just such a jokester, a sideshow, it just makes me so angry. Why has he no desire to even have one post move? Everyone who guards him gives up about 3 inches and at least 30 pounds. And he has so much court vision he could pass out of double teams in the post with ease. KD may not have as much natural talent as LBJ, but at least he's making the most of what he was given.

Is it sad that you could have easily confused me with the double rainbow guy when I heard the news this morning?

and if anyone is going to tapwerks tonite drink one for me... tell the bartenders the kid that came from RI to watch the 2 thunder playoff games is jammin as well!!!!!

...and in 4 years when other teams overpay lesser players, will you hear KD complaining? I doubt it.

Bryan :@Greg

Today:
KD > Lebron
For soooo may reasons!

KD>Every current max contract player

@Greg
Today:
KD > Lebron
For soooo may reasons!

Future:
KD > LeBron

Gotta say even though I knew it was coming based on all of KD's comments it's made my day/week/month/year to see him sign and how classy he's being about the whole thing. Wouldn't trade him for any other player in the league.

Congrats to all Thunder fans, you've got the greatest guy in sports right now, bar none. 100% intensity on the court, 100% humility off it. I can't see anything heading south as long as he and Presti stay around.

From ESPN:

Durant's agent, Aaron Goodwin, told ESPN.com's J.A. Adande the deal will be worth about $86 million over five years. The specific amount will be determined when the salary cap numbers are finalized on July 8, when Durant can officially sign the contract.

AC :It’s just a projection, and I also think that there are indications it was lowballed a little…

That's the impression I get.

It's just a projection, and I also think that there are indications it was lowballed a little...

Presti should phone to LBJ and ask him "do you want to join us"

@f5alcon
Within a few years, I think Harden becomes that B player, Ibaka and Aldrich B- for their defensive contributions. Then we have A+ KD, A- Russell Westbrook.

Marc Stein says the deal is 5/86 which is impossible under the $56.1 million salary cap projection. That deal would require a cap of ~$57 million.

I'll be really interested to see if a whole summer off can do the trick to get Kobe closer to his prime output. Unfortunately for him, these injuries have been the type to linger. They'll have to make some moves within a couple years to stay on top, otherwise this next season is their last chance IMO. Especially with Phil gone after then, possibly Artest and Odom too.

@Patrick
we still need at least one of maynor, harden, ibaka, aldrich, mullens to be a B level player

@WojYahooNBA: Hey, what's Kevin Durant trying to do there? Be humble, understated and gracious? He even paying attention to his sport? Good for KD and OKC

@Greg
Agreed. I like our chances, especially with that giant sucking sound indicating that most of the Western conference talent is heading east!!

If we don't win a championship within 6 years, KD could leave and no one here could blame him a bit.

But I like our chances to get one, and possibly more, for a lot of reasons.

@Patrick
We still need some improvements, and it always takes some luck, but I like our chances given the state of the league.

The salary would be 5 years, $84.85 million under a $56.1 million cap.

I'm wondering what the condition(s) were - if any - to KD waving an opt out.

So with Durant locked up for 6, what are the odds of an OKC title in the next 6 years? 2? 6? :)

@Dylan
I think the players union learned the first time exactly who ends up losing the most in a lockout: the players.

Davy :

thunder tim :http://iwantoutofokc.com/countdown/Looks like he’s going to have to change the number of days on the timer. ha ha ha.

Haha! what a dbag

lol that is great! its gonna be interesting to see which team will be on top of the northwest this coming year... ummm THUNDERRRRRR

thunder tim :http://iwantoutofokc.com/countdown/Looks like he’s going to have to change the number of days on the timer. ha ha ha.

Haha! what a dbag

Now we just have to hope that we don't end up locked out.

I thought FOR SURE Durant would have an option after the 4th, like Justin said it wouldn't hurt him.

So now we have KD for 6 more years! This guys is incredible. I don't know how he continues to stay this humble.

Guys with this talent and attitude (in this generation and time) are once in a lifetime players, KD deserves a lot of championships if he continues to carry this demeanor and always continue to be a better basketball player.

Amare got a 100 millions dollars and he barely rebounds and does not play defense. I love this game!

@justin
Agreed. You just never see that.

Just a prime example of the front office and player both displaying 100% commitment and respect to one another.

A rare sight indeed.

@thunder tim
yeah now its 2161 days i think.

Albabycakes :STEIN_LINE_HQ
Agent Aaron Goodwin says Durant didn’t insist on out clause after Year 4 to respond to OKC’s proactive offer w/fullest possible commitment

That's pretty amazing.

@Keith

Rudy got a bit less than the max...

i'm not one bit surprised by this news, but still...i'm giddy like a school girl!

STEIN_LINE_HQ

Agent Aaron Goodwin says Durant didn't insist on out clause after Year 4 to respond to OKC's proactive offer w/fullest possible commitment

Jeff Allen :is it wrong to be drinking beer celebrating this at 1130 am

no, absolutely not!