US EditionKevin Durant Agrees to 2-Year Extension with Rockets Through 2027-28 Season, AP Source Says
Durant gave up $30 million on a two-year, $90 million extension with a player option to help the Rockets maintain roster flexibility and strengthen their NBA title chances.
- Kevin Durant has agreed to a two-year contract extension worth $90 million with the Rockets, including a player option for the 2027-28 season, as confirmed by his business partner Rich Kleiman to ESPN.
- The extension is about $30 million less than the maximum contract extension Durant could have received, which is $120 million over two years.
- Durant's career earnings will increase to $598.2 million, surpassing LeBron James's previous record of $583.9 million in NBA history.
- Durant was acquired by the Rockets from Phoenix in July and aims to contribute to Houston's success after they finished as the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference last season.
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NBA: Kevin Durant agrees to 2-year extension with Houston Rockets
Kevin Durant wants to be in Houston for more than one year. And he left more than $30 million on the bargaining table to make that possible. Durant has signed a contract extension that could keep the four-time scoring champion and four-time Olympic gold medalist with the Rockets through the 2027-28 season, the team announced Sunday. READ: NBA: Kevin Durant feels right at home in Rockets preseason debut It is a two-year extension, the second year…
Durant agrees to Rockets' extension
Kevin Durant has agreed to a contract extension that could keep the four-time scoring champion and fourtime Olympic gold medalist with the Houston Rockets through the 2027-28 season, a person with knowledge of the deal said Sunday.
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Kevin Durant agrees to 2-year extension with Rockets through 20th NBA season
By TIM REYNOLDS Kevin Durant wants to be in Houston for more than one year. And he left more than $30 million on the bargaining table to make that possible. Durant has signed a contract extension that could keep the four-time scoring champion and four-time Olympic gold medalist with the Rockets through the 2027-28 season, the team announced Sunday. It is a two-year extension, the second year at Durant’s option, according to a person who spoke to…
Kevin Durant has agreed to a contract extension that could keep the four-time scoring champion and four-time Olympic gold medalist with the Houston Rockets through the 2027-28 season.
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