Report: Warriors ‘Moving On’ From Kevin Durant Trade Since He Has No Desire To Go Back

According to NBA insiders Shams Charania and Marc J. Spears of ESPN, Kevin Durant has no desire to play for the Golden State Warriors again. 

Per Spears, the Warriors are “moving on” from their pursuit of Durant. 

Marc Spears:

“I was told that a couple of days ago when Kevin heard about this Warriors rumbling, he was like, ‘What? No. I dont wanna go back there'” https://t.co/8pMh8VQnJd pic.twitter.com/RVF4WiFsbV

— Oh No He Didn’t (@ohnohedidnt24) February 5, 2025

NBA insiders Marc Stein and Jake Fischer were the first to report about Durant not wanting to return to the Warriors, the franchise he won two championships and two Finals MVPs with. 

“There is a distinct sense percolating now that Durant does not want to be traded at all this week … to the extent that he can control it,’ Fischer and Stein wrote. “It is believed that Durant has some serious reservations about a second Warriors stint if he were to be shipped there. He unforgettably won two championships during that first three-season stint, but his final season as a Warrior in 2018-19 was of course marked by a devastating Achilles injury … as well as a growing belief that he wanted a dramatic change of scenery (which he found in Brooklyn) and no longer wanted to play alongside Draymond Green.”

Durant tore his Achilles in Game 5 of the 2019 NBA Finals between the Warriors and Toronto Raptors. The NBA legend left Golden State for the Brooklyn Nets in the summer of 2019. 

Durant is averaging 26.9 points, 6.1 rebounds and 4.2 assists this season while shooting 52.4% from the field, 39.8% from beyond the arc and 82.7% from the free-throw line. The future Hall of Famer is making $51.2 million. 

Arguably the most talented scorer in NBA history, Durant prefers to remain with the Phoenix Suns, the team he told the Nets to trade him to in 2023. 

The NBA trade deadline is tomorrow. It will be fascinating to see if Durant remains with the Suns or gets traded to another team.