Kevin Durant to Join Nets in N.B.A. Free Agency.

Kyrie Irving Also Commits to Brooklyn, Cementing Nets as Kings of New York

Durant was with the Golden State Warriors for the past three seasons and is one of the best players--if not the best-players in the game.

NY TIMES

Kevin Durant shook the N.B.A. in the opening moments of free agency Sunday night, announcing his decision to leave the Golden State Warriors for the Nets on Instagram to the beat of a track from the Brooklyn rapper Notorious B.I.G.

For the Nets, who also struck a deal Sunday with Kyrie Irving, it was the splashiest combination of moves they could have made after spending years digging out from the depths of ill-advised personnel moves and searching for a slice of the spotlight in a city long dominated by the Knicks. For Durant, 30, it will be a fresh start with a new team — a budding relationship that will require patience from both sides.

The Nets, who reached the playoffs last season for the first time since 2015, also  obtained DeAndre Jordan, a center known for his rebounding, with a four-year, $40 million contract, his agent told ESPN.