Kevin Durant's decision to take less than his absolute max contract and then less than his non-Bird on top of that, the Golden State Warriors were able to re-sign Andre Iguodala and Shaun Livingston, while also adding Nick Young.

"Without Kevin foregoing the max, which he obviously deserves, and could have gotten from us or any team in the league; that allowed us to attempt to sign Andre and Shaun and not to have renounce them," said Bob Myers. "Had Kevin asked for the maximum salary, like I said which he deserves and could have had, it gives (us) a chance to sign Andre and Shaun.

"And beyond that, by him even taking less than the non-Bird it almost assured us of getting those guys. His gesture gave us the ability to be very aggressive in pursuing Shaun and Andre. I can pretty much unequivocally say without it, we're not looking at the team we have right now.

"What Kevin did shows who he is, shows what he's about and I think it's clear that's winning. Those things don't go unnoticed."

Myers also spoke about how David West and Iguodala have taken less money while Stephen Curry's extension has also facilitated the Warriors to build their roster.

"That's how you sustain success," said myers. "You may stumble upon success a few years but if you want continued success on a team for many years, it requires those types of things. He did it on his own volition, which makes it that much more impactful and impressive to me. Kevin Durant is a max player for the foreseeable future.. forever. For him to do something like that is commendable. All we can do as an organization when given that responsibility and opportunity is go take advantage of it.

"Without him doing that, other sacrifices as far as the roster would have had to be made."