Ibaka confident Durant will return to Thunder
While the prospect of losing Kevin Durant has certainly struck fear in the hearts of Thunder fans, starting power forward Serge Ibaka appears more than confident that his All-NBA teammate will re-sign in Oklahoma City this summer.
"I have confidence," Ibaka told reporters Wednesday. "Where he going to go? Tell me. After what we did in the playoffs this year, where he going to go? Where?"
Durant is set to become an unrestricted free agent this summer, and is expected to have a number of pursuers come July. However, the 27-year-old stated Thursday that he hasn't had time to think about free agency, having just finished up his season on Monday.
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Given the strong sense of unity among Thunder players, Ibaka doesn't expect Durant to spend a long time deciding on his future, despite what reports may end up surfacing.
"Nah. Nah. That thing doesn't happen to us here," Ibaka added. "This is one of the things I'm proud to be in this group. We don't really care or think about what people say on the outside. It's about us and we know what we want. I'm sure the same that Kevin wants, I want, Russell (Westbrook) wants, Steven (Adams), Enes (Kanter), everybody."