Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant (35) stands beside coach Billy Donovan during Game 3 of the first round series between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA playoffs at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Thursday, April 21, 2016. The Thunder won 131-102. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman

If Kevin Durant leaves the Thunder this summer, he won't be joining his hometown Washington Wizards, according to Chris Mannix of The Vertical.

Durant isn't bound for Washington, friends say, because … it's Washington, it's home, and, like so many athletes, Durant isn't all that keen on returning to play in the city in which he grew up. Friends, family – some real, some claiming to be – all come out of the woodwork in those situations, and Durant, who has tightened his inner circle considerably in recent years, isn't interested in dealing with them. His lone trip to D.C. this season was stressful, league sources told The Vertical, reinforcing to friends that wherever Durant signs next summer, Washington won't be it.

Durant has never publicly entertained the idea of playing for the Wizards. When asked directly whether he's given any thought to playing in D.C. prior to the Thunder's lone visit to Washington in 2014, Durant downplayed the possibility.