One reason Kevin Durant should consider every NBA team

May 30, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Billy Donovan (left) instructs forward Kevin Durant (35) during the fourth quarter in game seven of the Western conference finals of the NBA Playoffs against the Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Thunder 96-88. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /

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Dec 17, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) guards Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) in the first quarter at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports /

Cleveland Cavaliers – Say hello to the NBA title favorites

Kevin Durant. LeBron James. Kyrie Irving. Kevin Love.

Okay, you can probably remove Kevin Love from the equation. Cleveland is a rare instance of a team that can’t afford to pay Kevin Durant right now, meaning that this scenario would require some weird machinations and a sign-and-trade of some sort. That means that Love probably would not be around to see KD’s arrival…. but I think Cleveland would be okay.

The Cavs are now the defending champions, and the pairing between LeBron and Durant would be the stuff of legend. These are two of the top three players in the NBA today, and they would (obviously) form the best forward combination of all-time. To add to that, Durant is actually a phenomenal complement to LeBron in that he is a high-end shooter and floor-spacer, while LeBron could facilitate in a way that he has not been asked to since his days in Miami.

NBA fans could probably dream about this scenario for days, and it is hard to emphasize just how big of a title favorite the Cavaliers would be if this happened. Alas, it seems wildly unlikely, even if Durant and LeBron wanted to make it happen.

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