Kevin Durant Free Agency Rumors: Celtics One Of Six Teams Likely To Get Meeting

The Boston Celtics might be one step closer to putting Kevin Durant in green.

Boston is one of six teams that is expected to meet with the seven-time Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star when NBA free agency begins July 1, according to The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski, citing league sources.

Durant is planning to hold free agency meetings in New York and have teams come to him, Wojnarowski reported. The Celtics are on a pending list that includes the Thunder, Golden State Warriors, San Antonio Spurs, Los Angeles Clippers and Miami Heat.

Several other interested teams — including the Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks and Washington Wizards — currently are on the outside looking in.

Wojnarowski’s sources added that while the Thunder are the favorite to re-sign Durant to a “one-plus-one-year deal that will allow Durant to return to free agency in the summer of 2017,” the Warriors have Durant’s attention more than any other team.

Durant’s criteria for his selection, per Wojnarowski, is simple: He wants the best chance to win championships immediately.

His decision is expected by July 9.