Warriors broadcaster believes Kevin Durant will ‘be around for a lot of years’

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The 2018-19 campaign is the final season at Oracle Arena. But Warriors TV brodcaster Jim Barnett doesn't believe this will be Kevin Durant's final season in a Golden State uniform.

"We'll wait and see what Kevin Durant does, but quite frankly -- I think Kevin Durant is gonna be around for a lot of years," Barnett said Wednesday morning on 95.7 The Game.

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Speculation about Durant's future began before the Warriors had even won the 2018 NBA championship. The topic heated up at Media Day, got even warmer when the Warriors visited the Knicks about a month ago, and reached soaring temperatures when the drama surrounding his heated argument with Draymond Green blew up.

Things have cooled down the last week or so, but the conversation certainly will pick back up at some point this season.

"Despite what people may speculate, I think this team is gonna stay together and they're gonna be the best team in the league for some years, and they're gonna try to win more championships," Barnett added. "It's as simple as that."