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Kevin Durant free agency landing spot odds

By John Buhler

Mar 18, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) dunks against the Philadelphia 76ers during the second half at Wells Fargo Center. The Oklahoma City Thunder won 111-97.Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 18, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) dunks against the Philadelphia 76ers during the second half at Wells Fargo Center. The Oklahoma City Thunder won 111-97.Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports /
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Kevin Durant is the biggest name to hit 2016 NBA free agency this summer. Here are the odds of what team he will end up signing with, according to Bovada.

On Wednesday morning, CBSSports.com national writer Bill Reiter tweeted out the latest odds in for prospective teams in the Kevin Durant free agency sweepstakes. Here’s how Bovada sees the Durant race stacking up in the final days before July 1st.

Bovada lists nine teams in the Durant free agency sweepstakes: his current team the Oklahoma City Thunder, the five others that have scheduled meetings with him (Golden State Warriors, San Antonio Spurs, Miami Heat, Los Angeles Clippers, Boston Celtics), and three other teams just hoping to get a face-to-face meeting with the former league MVP (New York Knicks, Los Angeles Lakers, Washington Wizards).

According to Bovada, the Thunder are the overwhelming favorite to re-sign Durant at 1/6 odds. The Warriors are a near second at 4/1 with the Heat at 12/1. These are considered the three teams that have the best shot at signing Durant this summer.

After the first three, it starts to get a little interesting in the Durant sweepstakes hierarchy. The Knicks are at 14/1 despite not having a scheduled meet with Durant’s representative at Roc Nation. This has a lot to do with Durant’s friendship with Knicks All-Star Carmelo Anthony and the arrival of point guard Derrick Rose to the Big Apple.

It seems that now the Spurs (16/1), the Celtics (20/1), and the Clippers (50/1) are long shots in signing Durant. The Lakers might still be able to get a meeting with Durant since he’s talking to teams in his offseason home of Los Angeles. Still, the Lakers are 66/1 to grab Durant.

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Bovada even has Durant’s hometown team of the Wizards on the their list at 100/1, but it’s now almost impossible that he will sign with Washington this summer. Expect one of these three teams to sign Durant (Thunder, Warriors, Heat), with the Knicks as an ultimate dark horse contender for his services.

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