Wizards reportedly give up on Kevin Durant
The Washington Wizards realize they have no shot at signing Kevin Durant this summer, and they do not want to waste valuable time trying to convince the soon-to-be free agent to change his mind.
J. Michael of CSNMidAtlantic.com reports that the Wizards are not even going to make a pitch for Durant.
While it’s evident that the Wizards aren’t in Kevin Durant’s plans for free agency, they aren’t holding out hope to make a pitch just for appearance sake. They’ve moved on, and league sources tell CSNmidatlantic.com on Monday that the idea of returning home just “doesn’t resonate” with the NBA’s hottest unrestricted free agent.
There’ll be no meeting.
Durant grew up in the D.C. area, and that is about the only appeal the Wizards had for him. It seemed unlikely that he was even going to grant the team a free agent meeting, so moving on makes sense for the Wizards.
John Wall seemed surprisingly unenthusiastic when he made these comments about recruiting Durant earlier this month. Now we know why.