Throwback Files: The Signing of Kevin Durant

Gillian Aeria

Kevin Durant attending practice at a a Golden State Warriors facility after leaving Oklahoma City Thunder. PHOTO: Facebook (Kevin Durant)

Welcome to the Throwback Files, a series where we discuss landmark moments of sport during the past decade.

In our debut episode, Nishant Kulkarni and Mitch Turner discuss the impact of Kevin Durant or 'KD' signing with the Golden State Warriors and how it changed the NBA.

We dig deep to discuss the financial impact on the NBA, why supermax contracts that reward loyal players with $38 million were invented, and how it reshaped the parity in the league.

Hosted by Nishant Kulkarni and Mitch Turner

Edited by Nishant Kulkarni

Music: Cats Searching for the Truth by Nat Keefe and Hot Buttered Rum CC

Additional audio: The Last Minute of Game 5 2017 NBA Finals Cavaliers vs Warriors: 12.6.17, 'The weakest move I’ve ever seen from a superstar' – Stephen A. on Kevin Durant to the Warrior