Could the extension of Kevin Durant’s contract be considerably lower than Max?

Kevin Durant in Houston feels like a hand fit. The Rockets wanted Durant and Houston was in his short list of places he wanted to be exchanged. When When asked about the organization, Durant praised the rockets. It fills the need for a mid -field threat that will open their offense.

The only question is the money on the extension of Durant’s contract.

Durant is in the last year of his current contract at $ 57.4 million. Rockets can offer him a maximum extension of two years and $ 122.1 million (no team can offer Durant more than two years due to the over 38 rules). There was always the expectation that Durant would have had some hair cut at that maximum number, but that cut could be deeper than a simple haircut, According to Tim Macmahon and Brian Windhorst by Espn on the collective podcast in Cerchio (Tip to the hat Hoopshype).

Macmahon: “For all appearances and for what I have heard, they are not going to an extension for Kevin Durant. Now, it does not mean that it will not happen, but there have been KD noises that will not push for the best. I don’t know that the rockets will put something on the table that is close to the maximum.”

Windhorst: “I think the rockets are as if it is not ideal, but I don’t think they would panic if they go to the season with Kevin Durant only on the contract of which it is only for the expiring agreement … I will say this, Rafael Stone, since it was the GM of the Rocket, signed some giant contracts, but many of them were short.”

The contract must be short in this case, but what is a right number for the future Hall of Famer? A source that spoke with the NBC Sports during the summer league suggested that KD could immerse yourself to about $ 100 million for two years, about $ 10 million per season less than maximum but still $ 50 million per season. However, maybe that number is too high. Perhaps Durant will take less: he has the right to make any choice he thinks is the best for him, his inheritance and his family.

Perhaps everyone feels comfortable in going in season without an extension and seeing how things are going. Having said that, we are more than a month after the start of the training camps and many offers are made at the beginning of the field. This is all just something to look at.