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Kendrick Perkins wishes Kevin Durant would return home to D.C. this summer

By Nathan Beighle

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - FEBRUARY 5: Kevin Durant #35 and Kendrick Perkins #5 of the Oklahoma City Thunder read a book to students and lead them in the Read to Achieve pledge as part of the Thunder Reading Timeout, presented by American Fidelity Assurance Company on February 5, 2015 at the Washington Irving Elementary School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2015 NBAE (Photo by Layne Murdoch/NBAE via Getty Images)
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - FEBRUARY 5: Kevin Durant #35 and Kendrick Perkins #5 of the Oklahoma City Thunder read a book to students and lead them in the Read to Achieve pledge as part of the Thunder Reading Timeout, presented by American Fidelity Assurance Company on February 5, 2015 at the Washington Irving Elementary School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2015 NBAE (Photo by Layne Murdoch/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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Kendrick Perkins, a former NBA champion, hopes Kevin Durant returns home and signs with the Washington Wizards this summer.

No one knows what Kevin Durant is going to do this summer. Kevin Durant may not even know what he’s planning following the 2019 playoffs.

Will the postseason determine his decision? Is it secretly already set? We don’t know. And, Durant has continued to echo that throughout the regular season and even into his last few media sessions.

That said, everyone does have an opinion on where the four-time scoring champion and former MVP should sign. And, Kendrick Perkins, who joined ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on the Woj Pod, shared his opinion on Kevin Durant and what he should do this summer.

"I think KD might be gone. He served his time, did the right thing in Golden State … I think it’s time for him to go off and do his own thing. Ya know, he’s won his rings … go build his legacy somewhere else, where he actually could say, “It’s Kevin Durant’s team.”Even though Kevin steps up in the big moments [for the Golden State Warriors] … it’s still gonna always be Steph’s team. So I think KD needs to go to where it’s actually KD’s team."

He added that “I think KD might be gone, man.”

It’s interesting to hear Perkins, who has considered Durant a little brother, say that he wants him to find his own team, conquer the league on his own.

However, he does explain himself and seems to want Durant to do what LeBron James did when he decided to go home and win a title in Cleveland. The passion and joy it brought the city of Cleveland is what Durant could replicate in Washington.

At the same time, Durant would also be able to ask for a max contract and would instantly make Washington title contenders, combing Durant with All-Star Bradley Beal to create a powerful Eastern Conference threat.

That said, Kevin Durant has made decisions throughout his career regardless of what people think. He always done what’s right for him at the time and continuing with a team that could potentially four-peat would be difficult to pass up on.

Thriving in Golden State, Durant is averaging a career-high 5.9 assists per game. Averaging 26.0 points per game during the regular season, the Dubs superstar continued his dominant ways upon arriving in Golden State.

His fit in Golden State has been almost perfect, but like aforementioned, Durant, if he views it as the right decision, will find his way out this summer. That’s the point of his two-year contracts with a player option in the middle.

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All that to say, this postseason will be telling for the Golden State Warriors and the long-term health of their dynasty.

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