"Players who currently wear No. 6 – such as (Los Angeles) Lakers‘ LeBron James – will be grandfathered," added Charania.
To keep their roster intact with some core players they drafted and developed, the Warriors are facing a record-setting $170-million luxury tax bill.
Reports indicate that originally the Brooklyn Nets requested the Celtics trade both Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum in exchange for Durant.