Kevin Durant, one of the NBA’s premier scorers, is being traded from the Phoenix Suns to the Houston Rockets, according to multiple reports. The Suns will receive Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, the 10th pick in the upcoming draft, and several future picks in return. Durant, a 15-time All-Star, averaged 26.6 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 4.2 assists during his season with Phoenix and has a career scoring average of 27.2 points per game, placing him sixth in NBA history.
The Rockets, who finished the last season with a 52-30 record and secured the second seed in the Western Conference, faced defeat in the playoffs against the Warriors. This trade marks Durant’s fifth NBA franchise; he went second overall in the 2007 NBA Draft to the Seattle SuperSonics after a year at Texas. He later led the Oklahoma City Thunder to an NBA Finals appearance in 2012 and won back-to-back championships with the Golden State Warriors in 2017 and 2018, earning Finals MVP honors both times.
Durant played for the Brooklyn Nets, leading them to two playoff appearances despite a significant Achilles injury. He requested a trade from Brooklyn in February 2023 and was subsequently traded to the Suns, where his teams fell short of expectations, with playoff exits in both 2023 and 2024. Over his three years in Phoenix, he experienced three different head coaches. Now approaching 37, Durant enters the final year of his $54.7 million contract, with eligibility to sign a two-year extension worth up to $122 million on July 6.
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