Kevin Durant agrees to 2-year extension, days before Rockets debut: Report
Kevin Durant agrees to 2-year extension, days before Rockets debut: Report originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
Kevin Durant is fully committed to the Houston Rockets.
Just two days before the team’s regular season opener on NBC, the 15-time All-Star reportedly agreed to a two-year, $90 million contract extension.
ESPN’s Shams Charania first reported the news Sunday morning.
Durant will have a player option for 2027-28, giving him the option to hit free agency in 2027 or 2028. The deal is worth about $30 million at the maximum extension he could have signed, saving the team $15 million per season.
The 37-year-old Durant, now on a three-year, $144.7 million total contract, now holds the record over LeBron James for the highest career earnings in NBA history ($598.2 million).
Durant’s extension gives the Rockets some security after trading for the former Phoenix Suns forward last summer. He was expected to hit free agency next summer, with no long-term guarantee that he would remain in Houston.
Durant’s scoring ability and veteran presence should elevate the Rockets’ young roster, which went 52-30 last season under coach Ime Udoka. The Rockets then lost a grueling seven-game series to the Golden State Warriors in the first round after a four-year playoff drought.
Durant is a future Hall of Famer looking to add to his legacy, which already includes two championships, two Finals MVP awards, four scoring championships, one MVP, 11 All-NBA teams and more than 30,000 points scored (currently eighth all-time).
The Rockets’ 2025-26 season begins Tuesday, Oct. 21 against the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder on NBC and Peacock.