NEW ORLEANS — This summer, Kevin Durant will have a financial decision to make. He’s likely to opt out of his contract and seek a new max deal, which is projected to start around $36 million.

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Analyzing if Warriors should select Deni Avdija with No. 2 pick If he does so — and Stephen Curry takes the max offer he will receive from the Warriors — Golden State will burst over the cap and, because Durant can’t be signed with Bird rights, will be severely limited in the construction of the rest of its roster.

That would force both Shaun Livingston and Andre Iguodala, who are also free agents, to either take a chunk below their market value or move elsewhere.

But Durant could nix that issue by taking a starting salary of $31.8 million — a 20 percent increase from this season, but about $4 million less than his projected max. That would allow the Warriors to sign him under his non-Bird rights, freeing them to go over the cap to retain Shaun Livingston and Andre Iguodala.

At Saturday’s All-Star availability in New Orleans, Durant was asked if that’s something he would consider.

“We’ll figure that out when the time comes,” Durant said.

On Friday, Draymond Green told reporters that he’d always be willing to take less money to ensure a good situation remains intact, saying that money “can sabotage winning.” But, Green said, he’d never advise a teammate to take less.

“I don’t feel the need to go tell Shaun and Andre: ‘Yo, go take less money, money isn’t everything,’” Green said. “I don’t feel the need to say that, nor will I say that. You can’t tell what guy what money he should make or what’s important to him or his pocket. I don’t count anyone else’s pocket. Will we recruit them and want them back? Hell yeah. We’ll do everything we can to get them back. But I’m not going to tell them, ‘Hey, man, you should stay here for a little less money. You don’t need that money.’ That’s not me.”

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