According to The Ringer reporter Logan Murdock, Durant left the Warriors more because of the conflict with coach Steve Cole than with dream pursuit. The following is part of the content:

Durant left the Bay Area, not because of his quarrel with dream pursuit, but rather a problem with Cole. In the Warriors' final season, Durant repeatedly complained about Cole's offensive philosophy publicly and privately, and this complaint continued even after leaving the team for the Nets. Although the two later settled, sources said Cole was one of the reasons why Durant was reluctant to return to the Warriors before the trade deadline.

In response, Kevin Durant responded to the reporter's remarks on his personal social media: "We are still talking about this??? Logan Murdock is not obviously trying to get attention and traffic from my name and the Warriors to gain attention and traffic, and thus try to save his almost finished career? Everyone has been fed up with this cliché. Man, show some real skills!"