NEW YORK — Kevin Durant and Kawhi Leonard have discussed signing free-agent deals with the same team, according to a report Saturday from ESPN.

The possible combination of Durant and Leonard adds a new level of intrigue as the NBA's signing period opens Sunday evening. The most likely scenarios for the pair to play together would be with the New York Knicks or Los Angeles Clippers, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported.

Durant reportedly plans to meet with four teams — the Knicks, Clippers, Brooklyn Nets and Golden State Warriors. Leonard's list is expected to include the Knicks, Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers and Toronto Raptors.

In the days leading up to free agency, rumors have swirled about various combinations of superstars. Multiple reports have indicated that Brooklyn could be interested in a package of Durant and point guard Kyrie Irving. Other reports have linked Leonard with the Lakers, where he could join LeBron James and Anthony Davis.

It is also possible that both players could return to their most recent teams. Leonard's Raptors held off Durant's Warriors in this year's NBA Finals, during which Durant tore his Achilles tendon in Game 5. He is expected to miss most, if not all, of next season.

Durant's Warriors teammate, Stephen Curry, is expected to be present when general manager Bob Myers meets with Durant, The Athletic reported. Curry was part of the contingent that met with Durant before he signed with Golden State prior to the 2016-17 season.

Warriors set to sign

Thompson to max deal

Klay Thompson plans to keep splashing 3-pointers by the bay. The Golden State Warriors are prepared to sign Thompson to a five-year, $190 million maximum contract, according to multiple reports.

The Warriors are sending a front-office contingent to Los Angeles to visit Thompson as the NBA free-agent signing period is set to begin Sunday evening.

Thompson has reportedly indicated he would return to the Warriors if a max deal was offered. Thompson, 29, has spent his entire eight-season career with the Warriors. He has averaged at least 20 points per game in each of the last five seasons and played a key role in the Warriors' championships in 2015, 2017 and 2018 as one of the "Splash Brothers" alongside Stephen Curry.

The Los Angeles native tore his left ACL during Game 6 of this year's NBA Finals and is expected to be out until at least February or March of next season. Warriors coach Steve Kerr routinely has praised Thompson, who also earned a spot on the NBA's All-Defensive Team this season.

"When you factor in what he does offensively, I think he probably covers more ground than anybody in the league," Kerr said before the start of the NBA Finals. "And I know you can look that up these days with the tracking system that we have now in all the arenas, but the guy's a machine. It's incredible how he moves offensively and then pursues his man defensively.

"(He) usually plays on the ball defensively, does a lot of switching, guards post men after the switch. The physical stamina that Klay displays is amazing. Leads us in minutes, minutes played, so he's just a machine out there."

The Warriors will open next season in a new arena along the San Francisco Bay. The team's focus now will shift to the future of Kevin Durant.

Walker to sign four-year

$141m deal with Celtics

Three-time All-Star Kemba Walker will be in Boston on Sunday to confirm his agreement to join the Celtics on a four-year, $141 million deal, according to multiple reports. Walker, who spent eight seasons with the Charlotte Hornets, will become a free agent at 6 p.m. ET Sunday but cannot sign his contract until July 6.

He has informed the Hornets of his decision, The Charlotte Observer reported. The Celtics have prioritized Walker as a replacement at point guard for Kyrie Irving, whom the Celtics did not expect to re-sign. Yahoo Sports reports Boston will renounce its rights to restricted free agent point guard Terry Rozier to clear cap space, making him an unrestricted free agent.

Just a few weeks ago, Walker said he would take less than the five-year, $221 million "supermax" contract only the Hornets could offer him to stay in Charlotte. The Observer reported on Saturday, however, that team officials were set on paying less than $170 million because of concerns about the NBA luxury tax in the future.

In Boston, Walker will be counted on to bring veteran leadership to a team that suffered from dissension in the locker room in the 2018-19 season. The 29-year-old Connecticut product averaged 25.6 points and 5.9 assists while starting all 82 games for the Hornets last season.

Those numbers are above his eight-year career averages of 19.8 points and 5.5 assists. Walker could anchor a starting lineup featuring Gordon Hayward, Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum.

Vucevic to stay with

Magic for $100m

All-Star big man Nikola Vucevic plans to agree to stay with the Orlando Magic on a four-year, $100 million deal after free agency opens Sunday evening, The Athletic reported late Saturday.

Free agency opens at 6 p.m. ET, though deals cannot officially be signed until July 6. Vucevic, 28, has reportedly drawn interest from the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers, with the Dallas Mavericks also considered suitors at the right price. But it appears the Swiss-born, Montenegrin 7-footer will remain with the team he's played for since 2012.

Vucevic set career highs across the board last season with 20.8 points, 12.0 rebounds and 3.8 assists in 80 games, earning his first All-Star nod. He missed out on a career high in minutes per game (31.4) but missed just two regular-season games after missing 87 across his first six seasons in Orlando.

A first-round pick (16th overall) by the Philadelphia 76ers in 2011, Vucevic played one season in Philly before joining the Magic in a four-way trade in August of 2012. He has career averages of 15.7 points and 10.1 rebounds in 536 games (475 starts). —Reuters