When news of Doncic s trade came out, Mengmeng Green believed that the Warriors had signed Durant

According to the article by Gautam Variel, a special contributor of US sports media F/W. The Los Angeles Lakers’ acquisition of Doncic caused a shock throughout the NBA, but Draymond Green believed at the time that it was the one who completed a stunning deal for the Golden State Warriors. On Jimmy Kimmel Live, Green revealed that he believes the Warriors have signed Kevin Durant. “When it first happened, we were in the Warriors Charity Poker Championship,” Green said. "And I just saw Joe Racob 10 minutes before this happened. Joe said, 'Draymond, I think we'll get Kevin Durant. Just at the end of the deal deadline, it's happening. We're going to get Kevin Durant back."

"I was like, 'Oh man. Let's wait, let's wait, '" Green said. “We talked about it, and he said, 'Do you think it will work? ' 'I said, "Of course. "Then he left, and about two minutes later he ran back to me, 'Draymond, I shouldn't say anything. Don't say nothing to anyone. I said, 'Joe, I understand you. I won't say anything to anyone."

"So, we were in this game," Green continued. "About 15 minutes later, Curry yelled, 'Draymond, did you see the deal? 'I said, 'Did it happen? Stephen said, 'Wait, who? I said, 'Oh, it has nothing to do with us. What happened? He was like, 'Luca was traded. I couldn't believe it."

Green talked about the Warriors' reaction to the Doncic trade. You can see the four-time All-Star asked Curry with a smile, "What happened?" before realizing that the Lakers have signed the Slovenian from the Dallas Mavericks. All around were totally shocked. What's worse for Green is that Durant later turned down a deal with the Warriors. According to Brian Windhorst, a three-team deal involving the Warriors, Phoenix Suns and Miami Heat has been concluded.

However, Durant has no interest in returning to his former team. Rumors have it that he doesn't want to play with Green because they've had a fall for the end of his time there. However, Durant made it clear that he just doesn't want to be traded in the middle of the season. “People are always talking about me crazy,” Durant told ESPN’s Malika Andrews. "That's not why I'm not back. I just don't want to be traded midway through the season. It's not against my time with the Warriors, or I heard it's because I don't like Draymond. In the end, I just don't want to move. I want to get through it with my team at Phoenix. See what we can do for the rest of the season, so I'm glad I'm still there." The Warriors signed Butler from the Heat as Durant turned them down. It's not a bad consolation prize, butler will help them turn the season around. When he debuted, they were 25-26 and finished 48-34. Green dreamed of winning his fifth title to the playoffs, but Curry's hamstring injury ended the Warriors' chances. They lost five games to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the league semifinals.

While this was disappointing, the Warriors went further than Doncic and the Lakers, who were eliminated in five games by the Timberwolves in the first round. Meanwhile, Durant can't even enter the playoffs with the Suns. But I wonder if he will come back in the offseason?