Kevin Durant reveals WHY he snubbed the New York Knicks and signed for the Brooklyn Nets when he left the Warriors in 2019

Kevin Durant has revealed his agent and several family members wanted him to sign with the New York Knicks back in 2019 but the franchise was ‘not cool’ so he joined the Brooklyn Nets instead.

Durant made the admission during a sit down with his agent Rich Kleiman that was released on Tuesday.

During the part of the video where Kleiman and Durant discuss the 14-time All-Star’s free agency decision, Kleiman said: ‘Do me a favor, can you tell the camera and whatever Knicks fans are watching this, I wanted you to go to the Knicks bro.’

‘Oh you definitely did,’ Durant responded. ‘You definitely did, more than anything. My dad, you… unc love the Knicks. Everybody…’

The two then expanded on how badly Kleiman – who noted he had been a Knicks fan for over 40 years – wanted Durant to sign with New York before he eventually inked a deal with Brooklyn.

Durant instead choose to sign with the cross-town rival Brooklyn Nets as a free agent that year

He spent two and a half seasons in Brooklyn before requesting a trade and ending in Phoenix 

‘At that time they weren’t. The Knicks weren’t cool. But they are a cool brand… Like right now, they poppin… last few years,’ said Durant.

‘But before that the brand was cool but I was looking at the team. And the team was not cool to play for. 

‘The team was not cool to watch. I might have embellished or lied a little bit about the brand, I might’ve thrown the brand in there too. 

‘But of course, the Knicks brand, like living in New York made me truly realize how it’s the greatest city in the world.’ 

During his free agency Durant famously didn’t even grant the Knicks an opportunity to meet with him and make a recruiting pitch, despite taking his meetings nearby in the Hamptons.

Durant, who now plays for the Phoenix Suns, only played in Brooklyn for two and a half seasons before requesting a trade and landing in Arizona.