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Kevin Durant issues free agency message to potential suitors

TORONTO, CANADA - NOVEMBER 29: Kevin Durant #35 of the Golden State Warriors looks on during the game against the Toronto Raptors on November 29, 2018 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Mark Blinch/NBAE via Getty Images)

Kevin Durant had a message for teams that this holiday season are dreaming up their best pitches to lure him in free agency: "Ain't nobody can recruit me no more."

That's what he told Chris Haynes of Yahoo! Sports on the Posted Up podcast.

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The Golden State star, apparently, wants to see more than just the pretty packaging when he chooses his next team.

"I want to dictate the environment that I want to be in," he said. "You can't give me the bells and whistles... I would rather see what you do on a day-to-day basis."

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Kevin Durant connected on 18 of 31 shots from the field to help him score 51 points while grabbing 11 rebounds against the Raptors

Durant can opt out of the second year of his two-year, $61.5m contract and become a free agent after the 2018-19 season.

A six-time, first-team All-NBA selection and a former league Most Valuable Player, Durant is averaging 29.0 points, 7.8 rebounds and 6.1 assists per game for the season.

Frank Isola of The Athletic reported this week that the New York Knicks are "all in" for Durant.

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