According to reports, Suns exchange Kevin Durant with the Houston Rockets for Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, Draft Picks
Kevin Durant is moving, ending weeks of speculation on where the Superstar striker would land.
The Phoenix Suns are exchanging Durant with the Houston Rockets, in exchange for Jalen Green and Dillon Brooks, for Espn’s Shams Charania. Phoenix also receives choice n. 10 In the draft 2025 and five choices of the second round as part of the trade.
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The trade ends a race of two more seasons with the only ones after Durant joined Phoenix from Brooklyn’s networks through a successful agreement before the NBA commercial expiration of 2023. The Suns acquired Durant in exchange for a package that he sent to Brooklyn Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson and four choices in the first round.
Phoenix’s intent was to match Durant together with Devin Booker in the hope of competing in the western Conference stacked for an NBA title. They have never reached the dispute as teammates.
Suns was unable to build a competitor around Durant, Booker
Durant recovered from a knee injury in time for the 2023 playoffs after landing in Phoenix and helped only the second round. The Suns beat the clippers before losing against any NBA Nuggets champion. This proved to be the peak of the Durant era in Phoenix.
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Durant played 75 games the following season in his first complete campaign with Suns. Phoenix ended 49-33 in 2023-24 and gained seed n. 6 in the West. The only ones were swept in the first round of the playoffs by the Timberwolves.
A prelude to the Durant agreement failed
Last season he was a failure in Phoenix who led to the dismissal of the coach head Mike Budenholzer in April after a season. A list of heavy Suns was not competitive in the West and lost the playoffs after a 36-46 campaign that was good for 11th place in the conference.
It was reported after the dismissal of Budenholzer that the Suns would work with Durant to find a new team. Now he has one.
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Durant is not the player who was in his first MVP. But it remains an all-star level force at 36 years old and, according to what reported, has aroused interest from several teams trying to contend for a championship, including Timberwolves, Rockets and Heat.
Durant made his 15th All-Star team in his career in 2024-25 and finished the season with an average of 26.6 points, six rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.2 blocks per game. It shot 52.7% from the field and 43% from 3 and remains one of the most lethal and efficient basketball markers.
Commerce represents the last seismic shake-up in the Western Conference, following the trade of Luka Dončić-Anthony Davis, the agreement that sent De’Aron Fox to the Spurs and another who sent Jimmy Butler to the warriors during the season.
This story will be updated shortly with more information.