Adrian Wojnarowski Shares Warriors’ Expected Offer To Kevin Durant

Kevin Durant was expected to become free agent this summer, but it turns out that his plans will take a new direction. The Warriors star player re-injured his right leg, and suffered a significant Achilles injury in Game 5 of the 2019 NBA Finals this week. This changes his position in the NBA, and ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski discussed his future with the franchise.

Wojnarowski said he would be shocked if the Warriors don’t offer Durant a max contract this offseason.

The Warriors star left Scotiabank Arena on crutches. The team feared that their star player tore his Achilles tendon.

Golden State general manager Bob Myers said that Durant would have an MRI to determine his injury. His tears said it all.

“It’s an Achilles injury,” Myers said after Game 5. “I don’t know the extent of it. He’ll have an MRI tomorrow. Prior to coming back, he went through four weeks with a medical team, and it was thorough, and it was experts and multiple MRIs and multiple doctors, and we felt good about the process.

“He was cleared to play tonight. That was a collaborative decision. I don’t believe there’s anybody to blame. … If you have to, you can blame me. I run our basketball operations department. And to tell you something about Kevin Durant: Kevin Durant loves to play basketball, and the people that questioned whether he wanted to get back to this team were wrong.

“He’s one of the most misunderstood people. He’s a good teammate, he’s a good person. It’s not fair. I’m lucky to know him. I don’t know — I don’t have all the information on what really the extent of what it all means until we get an MRI, but the people that worked with him and cleared him are good people. They’re good people.”

In Game 5, Durant scored 11 points on 3-of-5 from the field and had a block for the Warriors. He connected on all three of his attempts from beyond the arc in the first 12 minutes.

The Warriors star looked as if he was ready to defeat the Raptors, but this injury stood on his way. He will be out of the floor for some time, and we do believe that the Warriors will offer him a max deal.