Move-shock to NBA! The double champion of the League, with a contract of $ 54.7 Miloons, was sent to the second ranked in the Western Conference
Article by David Istrate – published on Sunday, June 22, 2025, 20:11 / Updated Sunday, June 22, 2025 20:13
Kevin Durant (36 years old), the American superstar, was transferred by Phoenix Suns to Houston Rockets, in exchange for Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, a selection from this year's NBA draft and 5 picks in the second round.
One of the main discussions of this summer was related to the next destination of Kevin Durant, Double NBA champion and MVP of the North American Basketball League in 2014. The collaboration with becoming a Booker at Phoenix Suns did not go according to expectations and the 36-year-old veteran was preparing for a new team.
Kevin Durant, sent to Houston Rockets, one of the youngest teams in the NBA
Suns discussed with multiple bands, including Miami Heat, Houston Rockets and Minnesota Timberwolves, as well as Toronto Raptors, Cleveland Cavaliers, La Clippers and Denver Nuggets.
A few hours before the decisive match of the NBA final, Shams Charania, the well -known ESPN journalist, launched the “bomb”: Phoenix Suns has reached an agreement with Houston Rockets, and Durant will play in Texas in Sea 2025-2026.
To get the basketball player with 15 presents in All-Star Game, the band trained by UDoka gave it to Jalen Green and Dillon Brooks, as well as the 10th selection of this year's NBA draft and 5 other second round picks.
Therefore, Durant will join a lot with players such as Alperen Sengun, Fred Vanvleet, Amen Thompson or Jabari Smith. In the current season, Rockets was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Western Golden State Warriors conference, score 3-4.
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Houston Rockets, the 5th team of Kevin Durant's career, quadruple Olympic champion
Kevin Durant started his career in 2007, at Seattle Supersonics, a band that later turned into Oklahoma City Thunder. In 2016, the player from Washington DC made the controversial decision to leave for the Golden State Warriors, the 2015 champion and the 2016 finalist.
Next to the California team, Durant won two titles and lost a final of the North American Basketball League. In 2019, Warriors' star decided to go to Brooklyn Nets, but did not manage to win a title there either.
In February 2023, Nets sent him to Durant to Phoenix Suns, where the superstar was waiting for it.
In season 2024-2025, Durant had average 26.6 points, 6.0 recovery and 4.2 decisive passes. For the next season, the quadruple of the Olympic champion has a contract worth $ 54.7 million.
