Kevin Durant declines player option to become unrestricted free agent

KD is hitting unrestricted free agency.

The Golden State Warriors star has turned down his $31.5 Million player option with the five-time defending Western Conference champs, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant has declined his $31.5M player option and will become an unrestricted free agent, league sources tell ESPN. Durant and his business manager Rich Kleiman are in New York, evaluating free agency options. So far, process has stayed private.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 26, 2019

KD and business manager Rich Kleiman are reviewing their free-agency options in New York presently.

The leaders to land KD this summer seem to include the Brooklyn Nets, New York Knicks and LA Clippers.

Teams can negotiate with players starts this Saturday, June 29th, and players can officially start signing with teams on Sunday June 30th.