The idea that Durant would leave OKC for Washington makes no sense to me. I get that Durant is from the area, but so what? Do the Wizards realistically give him a better chance to win than the Thunder? Russ is better than Wall. He's only two years older than Wall, so it's not like he's leaving an old D-Wade for Kyrie. I realize Russ has had injury issues, but he seems to be back to normal*. Then they have Serge, who's only 24, and makes more sense from a team-building standpoint than Beal. Ibaka is definitely more valuable than a guy like Beal. Don't try to tell me Gortat and Nene have any appeal either. By 2016, those guys will be 32 and 34 respectively. They're on their way out.
Not to mention the fact that the Thunder have been to the WCF three of the last four years. This isn't a team that's aging and on the decline. They should be at the top of the conference for the foreseeable future. This isn't like when LeBron was here the last time playing with old guys like Z, Shaq, Anthony Parker, and the like. Those guys weren't getting any better, and in several cases, they were getting worse. It made sense for LeBron to leave to play with Bosh and Wade.
The only two reasons I've seen for why Durant would go to Washington are that it's "home" and the Eastern Conference is weaker. But the Eastern Conference is loaded with young talent. The Cavs are good. The Bulls will be there, provided Rose stays healthy. Toronto is younger. Charlotte is younger. Philly and Milwaukee are loaded with young talent. I only see this conference getting better. I just don't see Durant leaving Russ and Ibaka for Wall and Beal. The salary cap argument doesn't make much sense either because the Thunder would have room to sign another max guy if they wanted too (if the cap really does go up as much as people think it will). Yes they traded away Harden, but let's not act like the Wizards have an impeccable track record when it comes to roster management.
To me, this makes no sense at all.
(*- This is the only way I see Durant looking for an out, and God forbid it happens. If Russ gets hurt again, then it would make sense for KD to see what's out there. I still think, when healthy, Russ is a top-10 player in this league and someone KD would be foolish to leave. That being said, if the guy can't stay on the court, it doesn't matter how good he is.)