Kevin Durant Signs with Warriors

Kevin Durant joined the Golden State Warriors in 2016, a move that remains one of the most notable in recent sports history.

The Warriors had just finished the 2015-16 NBA regular season with a record-setting 73 wins, but Durant saw the team as an underdog.

He viewed the Bay Area as where he belonged, not because of the team's recent success, but due to the organization's history.

“The organization had never been a winning organization,” Durant said on the “Million Dollaz Worth of Game” podcast.

Durant looked at the totality of the franchise, considering their performance since the 1950s, and saw the Warriors as an underdog.

He felt that the team's lack of perennial winning in the NBA made them an underdog, despite their recent achievements.

Durant's decision to sign with the Warriors was not influenced by personal relationships with the players, including Steph Curry and Draymond Green.

He saw the Warriors as a great team that wanted to win, with a fun environment and a great city.

Durant joined the Warriors after they came back from a 3-1 series deficit against his previous team, the Oklahoma City Thunder, in the 2016 Western Conference finals.

During his tenure with the Warriors, Durant won two NBA championships and two NBA Finals MVP awards, from 2017 to 2018.

The Warriors appeared in five consecutive NBA Finals from 2014 to 2019, with Durant playing a key role in their success.

And the Warriors' dynasty during that period would be difficult to imagine without Durant.

But Durant's time with the Warriors ultimately came to an end, with him leaving the team in 2019.

So the legacy of Kevin Durant's time with the Warriors continues to be felt, with the team's success during that period still remembered today.