US EditionKevin Durant Joins Rockets in Record Breaking Seven Team Trade That Shakes Up the Association
MULTIPLE NBA TEAM CITIES, INCLUDING HOUSTON AND PHOENIX, JUL 7 – The historic seven-team trade involved 13 draft picks and multiple players, with Durant eligible for a $122 million extension on a Rockets team that was the Western Conference's second seed.
- On July 7, 2025, the Houston Rockets completed a historic seven-team trade acquiring Kevin Durant from the Phoenix Suns.
- This trade followed complex NBA salary and positional rules and involved multiple teams including the Nets, Warriors, Lakers, Hawks, Timberwolves, and Suns.
- The deal sent Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, Khaman Maluach, and numerous draft picks to Phoenix, while Houston also added veteran Clint Capela alongside Durant.
- Durant, a 15-time All-Star and former MVP entering his 19th season at age 37, averaged 26.6 points and played 62 games last season with the Suns.
- Rockets GM Rafael Stone declared Houston is no longer rebuilding and embraces the risk of winning now with Durant potentially catalyzing deeper playoff success.
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Terrance’s Take: Rockets swap Jalen Green for Kevin Durant is risky, but it’s a move to win now
It wasn’t even 30 seconds into Rockets’ general manager Rafael Stone’s first meeting with the media since the Kevin Durant trade that he made known his franchise is no longer in rebuild mode. Stone would make the point a few more times, but the first time came across clearly. “In terms of just developing guys, I think we are not a developmental team anymore,” Stone said at the Rockets’ practice facility. “That shift probably happened a year or t…
Kevin Durant Joins Rockets in Record Breaking Seven Team Trade That Shakes Up the Association
Kevin Durant is officially heading to Houston as part of the most complex trade in NBA history. This monumental seven-team deal was finalized after the league’s moratorium period lifted on… The post Kevin Durant Joins Rockets in Record Breaking Seven Team Trade That Shakes Up the Association appeared first on .
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