It was almost five years ago that Kevin Durant left the Warriors, and key members of the organization have on numerous occasions since deliberated on the possibility of a return. “Hell yeah,” Stephen Curry said two years ago. “My thing was, you can't never not think about that,” Draymond Green said a couple months later. Golden State CEO Joe Lacob has on several occasions made it clear that he did not understand why Durant chose to leave via sign-and-trade with the Brooklyn Nets in July 2019. The idea of KD returning to the Warriors remains appealing in 2024. He’s still playing at All-Star...…It was almost five years ago that Kevin Durant left the Warriors, and key members of the organization have on numerous occasions since deliberated on the possibility of a return. “Hell yeah,” Stephen Curry said two years ago. “My thing was, you can't never not think about that,” Draymond Green said a couple months later. Golden State CEO Joe Lacob has on several occasions made it clear that he did not understand why Durant chose to leave via sign-and-trade with the Brooklyn Nets in July 2019. The idea of KD returning to the Warriors remains appealing in 2024. He’s still playing at All-Star...WW…

NBC SportsA few days after Jordan Poole was drafted by the Warriors in June 2019, a longtime NBA scout was singing praises over the phone, saying the “kid,” a little more than a week after turning 20, was proud and confident.Really, really proud.A few months later, deep into the regular season, Poole looked uncomfortable, tentative. His shot, which was his ticket to the league, had abandoned him. He began December by missing 19 consecutive shots, including 10 from deep, and ended the month 3-of-32 from distance. He landed in the G League.Even as Poole’s performance was giving the Warriors...…NBC SportsA few days after Jordan Poole was drafted by the Warriors in June 2019, a longtime NBA scout was singing praises over the phone, saying the “kid,” a little more than a week after turning 20, was proud and confident.Really, really proud.A few months later, deep into the regular season, Poole looked uncomfortable, tentative. His shot, which was his ticket to the league, had abandoned him. He began December by missing 19 consecutive shots, including 10 from deep, and ended the month 3-of-32 from distance. He landed in the G League.Even as Poole’s performance was giving the Warriors...WW…