3 Trades to bring Kevin Durant back to Golden State Warriors

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 25: Kevin Durant of Brooklyn Nets warms up before NBA playoffs between Brooklyn Nets and Boston Celtics at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn of New York City, United States on April 25, 2022. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 25: Kevin Durant of Brooklyn Nets warms up before NBA playoffs between Brooklyn Nets and Boston Celtics at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn of New York City, United States on April 25, 2022. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) /
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Could Kevin Durant ever return to the Golden State Warriors? Maybe, but it would take one hell of a trade.

The Dubs have already climbed back to the top of the mountain without Durant. With a proven core and a bubbling group of young prospects — why exactly would they shake anything up for an aging KD?

It was a long and painful three years in the lottery. Now that they’ve resurfaced as a dynasty once again, there really is no sense in drastically switching the roster.

The Nets are imploding and a narrow, probably impossible, path for Kevin Durant to return to the Golden State Warriors has emerged.

And yet, the wheels keep spinning on the rumor machine. It’s the offseason, after all, let’s have some fun with it.

Today, we analyze three of the most realistic trades that would bring Durant back to the Bay — combined with a final verdict for each proposal. Do any of them have a chance of becoming a reality? Probably not. But, they are fun to talk about.