Kevin Durant boldly decided to leave the Oklahoma City Thunder for the Golden State Warriors. Here are five reasons his decision will make him 2016-17 MVP.
With Kevin Durant deciding to play for the 2016-17 Golden State Warriors after leaving the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2016 NBA free agency, the biggest blockbuster move of the summer in the NBA has been completed.
The perennial Western Conference All-Star and All-NBA player, four-time league scoring champion, and the 2013-14 league MVP is now joining a club that won a record 73 games in the 2015-16 NBA season and came up just one game shy of winning back-to-back NBA Finals.
Leaving Oklahoma City for Golden State has absolutely vilified Durant in the eyes of many NBA fans, but not counting legacy: did he make the right move? Will this decision of his ultimately pan out and he can win an NBA Championship as early as 2017 with the Warriors?
This will all play out in the upcoming NBA season, but one thing is certain: Durant’s league MVP stock for the 2016-17 NBA campaign just got a lot more compelling after his move to the Warriors. While he’ll have stiff competition from other great players in the league, here are five reasons Durant can win the 2016-17 NBA MVP in his first season with Golden State.
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