i always thought it was interesting how unmentioned it went in all the diatribes against them that the Heat Trio all took paycuts so they could get together too, not to the extent that say Karl Malone did to join the Lakers, but much less than they could have gotten from resigning with their teams or signing anywhere else (the sign-and-trades were mainly to make it work under the salary cap not to boost any of their salaries)
this was the offseason where the Knicks gave Amare a $100 million uninsured for example
Durant took a paycut to get to Golden State, but only because he was changing teams and they already dropped their franchise tag on Curry, he's been signing the 1+1 deals and will opt out after this season so he can sign a bigger deal.
That also helped OKC because they didn't have to choose, they could put the tag on Westbrook...and now they have George apparently leaning towards resigning, and they're stuck with Melo, so maybe some actual continuity will help with some of Westbrook's trust issues that seem like they date back to when he and Durant both took turns while the other was injured being the alpha and Brooks had to implement an actual offense out of necessity.
Also, for Akala, I'll mention Durant's tattoos again for no reason other than to take a petty shot at Durant. At least LeBron had to cover his up because he was playing for a Catholic high school when he was 17 years old.