Warriors Urged To Reunite With Kevin Durant To Back Aging Stephen Curry

The Kevin Durant sweepstakes is certainly heating up, and it’s understandable that several teams are coveting to land the lanky prolific scorer.

It remains unclear where Durant would go, but an unnamed Eastern Conference general manager who spoke to Ric Bucher in a Fox Sports report suggested returning to the team that netted him two championships is the logical thing to do.

This anonymous team official who talked to Bucher sees the Golden State Warriors “as the team that should want Durant the most, the team he should most want to rejoin, as well as the one capable of offering the most comprehensive package of talent in return.”

Through Bucher, the ballclub executive believes that the Warriors still have the pieces to contend for a second-straight crown, but Stephen Curry--who's now 34--needs some help for the team to repeat the feat.

According to the unidentified general manager, Golden State’s current pool of young talent consisting of Jordan Poole, Jonathan Kuminga and Moses Moody wouldn’t be enough to provide Curry the needed support.

Per Bucher, the nameless GM feels that it isn’t a bad idea to include Andrew Wiggins--who had a stellar showing in Golden State’s recent title run--in a trade package to reacquire Durant.

One of the hitches that Golden State may encounter should it pursue Durant is that they will be compelled to give up Klay Thompson or Draymond Green to meet salary-crap trade requirements.

A certain league rule may also make it difficult for Golden State to welcome Durant back.

For starters, league rules prevent a team from trading for two players with designated rookie contract extensions, which both the Brooklyn Nets' Ben Simmons and Wiggins received.

Moreover, the report barred that not everyone in the Golden State franchise is sold to the idea of having Durant back in the fold.

Durant decision’s to leave the Warriors “was less than amicable,” and team owner Joe Lacob has to be convinced to bring the 6-foot-10 cager back.

But the good news for those who want to see Durant rejoin the Warriors, Curry has reportedly reached out several times to Durant in his bid to win a fifth ring and surpass LeBron James.

Curry and James have four titles each.

Curry, who recently played in a golf tournament near Lake Tahoe, did not dismiss outright the possibility of reuniting with Durant even if some factions in the team wouldn’t want to have his former teammate back.

"The rumor mill and all that stuff is part of the nature of the NBA and league. You take it for what it is. You know how quickly things can change, but I like where we're at,” Curry said in the same report.