Houston Rockets Land Kevin Durant In Massive Trade With Phoenix Suns
The post Houston Rockets Land Kevin Durant In Massive Trade With Phoenix Suns appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. PHOENIX, ARIZONA – MARCH 30: Kevin Durant #35 of the Phoenix Suns drives to the basket against … More Jabari Smith Jr. #10 of the Houston Rockets during the first half at PHX Arena on March 30, 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Rockets defeated the Suns 148-109. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images) Getty Images The Kevin Durant era is over in Phoenix. He will spend the next chapter – and the twilight of his career – with the Houston Rockets. The Suns are trading Kevin Durant to Houston in exchange for Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, the No. 10 pick in the upcoming 2025 draft, and five second-round picks, according to Shams Charania’s report. Those five second-rounders will be the No. 59 pick in this year’s draft, two picks in the 2026 draft, the Celtics’ 2030 pick, and the Rockets’ 2032 pick. Houston and Phoenix aren’t allowed to finalize the trade until July 6 due to the ‘poison pill’ restriction in Green’s contract. This trade allows Phoenix to retrieve the 10th overall pick they originally owned, which briefly stopped in Brooklyn by way of the first Durant deal two years ago, and ultimately landed in Houston. In the final hours of trade discussions, both the Rockets and Heat made aggressive pushes to land Durant. It made sense for both franchises to have their eye on the 36-year-old scoring phenom, as both Houston and Miami were on his list of teams he’d be interested in signing a new contract with, and both are in desperate need of halfcourt offensive creation. Other destinations that Durant wasn’t too thrilled about (namely Minnesota) deemed it…
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PHOENIX, ARIZONA – MARCH 30: Kevin Durant #35 of the Phoenix Suns drives to the basket against … More Jabari Smith Jr. #10 of the Houston Rockets during the first half at PHX Arena on March 30, 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Rockets defeated the Suns 148-109. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images) Getty Images The Kevin Durant era is over in Phoenix. He will spend the next chapter – and the twilight of his career – with the Houston Rockets. The Suns are trading Kevin Durant to Houston in exchange for Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, the No. 10 pick in the upcoming 2025 draft, and five second-round picks, according to Shams Charania’s report. Those five second-rounders will be the No. 59 pick in this year’s draft, two picks in the 2026 draft, the Celtics’ 2030 pick, and the Rockets’ 2032 pick. Houston and Phoenix aren’t allowed to finalize the trade until July 6 due to the ‘poison pill’ restriction in Green’s contract. This trade allows Phoenix to retrieve the 10th overall pick they originally owned, which briefly stopped in Brooklyn by way of the first Durant deal two years ago, and ultimately landed in Houston. In the final hours of trade discussions, both the Rockets and Heat made aggressive pushes to land Durant. It made sense for both franchises to have their eye on the 36-year-old scoring phenom, as both Houston and Miami were on his list of teams he’d be interested in signing a new contract with, and both are in desperate need of halfcourt offensive creation. Other destinations that Durant wasn’t too thrilled about (namely Minnesota) deemed it…
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