NBA: Durant will get his advice from Durant

OKLAHOMA CITY— Kevin Durant has a lot to consider in the next month.

The face of the Thunder franchise since its move from Seattle in 2008 is heading into free agency, and what he chooses to do after July 1 could shake up the NBA landscape.

Durant was the 2014 MVP and is a four-time scoring champion. He led the Thunder to the NBA final in 2012, and to the Western Conference finals in four of the past six years. He recovered from a broken bone in his right foot that cost him much of last season to post one of the best years of his career.

At just 27, he is in his prime and capable of being the centrepiece of a championship squad here — or elsewhere.

Durant would stand to make significantly more money if he signs for a year with Oklahoma City, then signs a longer deal with the Thunder the following year.

Two days after the Thunder lost to the Golden State Warriors in Game 7 of the conference finals, Durant ruled nothing out.

“I really haven’t wrapped my mind around it since it’s so fresh coming out the playoffs,” he said Wednesday. “I really haven’t thought about next week, more so than next month or what’s going to happen.”

With the salary cap going up, many teams will have the money to make a run at him. Washington, Durant’s hometown team, recently hired former Thunder coach Scott Brooks, whom Durant has great respect for. Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid and Boston’s Isaiah Thomas have taken to Twitter in hopes of luring Durant east.

Durant said there will be very little outside influence on his decision.

“I’ve got to just hear from me and hear what I want, and talk to myself on what I need and how I can make this thing work for myself, and just try to be a little selfish,” he said. “Obviously, I’m going to have some advice, but also, I want to make the decision that’s best for me.”