Kevin Durant is living the NBA high life right now. 

The back-to-back Finals MVP is fresh off his second NBA championship, and second win over LeBron James to boot. 

Durant once again proved that he's the man on the Warriors roster when it comes down to it in the postseason and he's been on somewhat of an I don't care rampage ever since, saying pretty much whatever he wants about all things basketball this summer. 

From clapping back at fans on Twitter to roasting fellow players and being salty with the media, Durant has entered a phase of his career where he simply doesn't care what anyone thinks anymore. 

He's got his rings, his MVP's, his scoring titles and his All Star appearances, and his legacy as a top 20 all time player is surely already set in stone with much more to come from the former Thunder star. 

Durant's move to the Warriors is still heavily criticised to this day, but his mindset of wanting to win in the best situation possible has not changed and that's evident by his new contract. 

The 29-year-old inked another one-and-one deal with Golden State this summer, giving him maximum flexibility as a free agent in 2019. 

It's the third such deal he's signed with the Warriors since his move from OKC in 2016, and the nine-time All Star was very open about his intentions and reasons behind signing another short term deal when asked about it at Team USA minicamp in Las Vegas last week. 

“Just felt like that was the right thing to do for me,” Durant said via Anthony Slater of The Athletic.  “Because we know our power, know our control, want to do what’s best for us, more so than anything. I’m going to approach it like I always do. Get ready for camp, take it a day at a time.”

LeBron James started the era of player mobility, and KD has taken it to the next level. He's a part of an exclusive few NBA superstars who have the power to hold teams ransom and demand exactly the kind of deal that suits them and their future ambitions. 

By putting pen to paper on another flexible deal with an opt out clause next year, Durant is revealing to everyone that one more year and one more title in Golden State may be enough for him and signal time to take on a new challenge. 

There are already rumours swirling that he could link up with James in LA, or form another super team in New York should Kyrie Irving and Jimmy Butler take their talents to the East coast. There's even been noise about an unlikely return to his NBA home in Oklahoma City to reunite with Russell Westbrook. 

Whether any of those potential realities come to fruition remains to be seen, but what is clear is that Durant is taking advantage of his power as a top-two player in the world and he's fully prepared to be mobile once more to prove his worth. 

Its a power that superstars haven't had until recently, and players like KD and LeBron taking full advantage of their leverage is changing the league. Players are more powerful than ever, and it won't be long before they are afforded even more of it.