Kevin Durant's Trade To Rockets Becomes Historic 7-team Deal Reshaping Nba Landscape

Kevin Durant is heading to nan Houston Rockets, but if you’re wondering why it took truthful long, it’s reportedly owed to a historic, seven-team waste and acquisition that shook up galore rosters. 

It’s not conscionable nan Phoenix Suns and Rockets progressive successful nan deal. The Atlanta Hawks, Brooklyn Nets, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves are each progressive successful what is nan NBA’s first-ever waste and acquisition involving 7 teams. 

Here is what each squad is receiving successful nan deal, per ESPN:

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Owner Mat Ishbia, left, Kevin Durant and wide head James Jones of nan Suns airs for a photograph astatine a property convention astatine Footprint Center connected Feb. 16, 2023, successful Phoenix, Arizona.  (Chris Coduto/Getty Images)

- Suns: Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, Khaman Maluach, Rasheer Fleming, Koby Brea, Daeqwon Plowden, second-round pick. 

- Rockets: Kevin Durant, Clint Capela

- Nets: 2 second-round picks

- Warriors: Alex Toohey, Jahmai Mashack

- Hawks: second-round prime swap, David Roddy, rate considerations

- Lakers: Adou Thiero

- Timberwolves: Rocco Zikarsky, 2 second-round picks, rate considerations

Durant, though, is nan evident crux of this deal, arsenic nan Rockets get nan 15-time All-Star connected their starting 5 alongside a bully group of Alperen Sengun, Amen Thompson, Jabari Smith Jr. and Fred VanVleet. 

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However, Green and Brooks, 2 cardinal pieces of a resugent Rockets squad past play (52-30 grounds successful a reliable Western Conference), are heading to Phoenix successful return. 

Phoenix Suns guardant Kevin Durant connected nan tribunal during nan playoff crippled against nan Clippers, April 22, 2023, successful Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

But Houston is now expected to beryllium a contender successful nan West owed to Durant’s arrival. The Rockets were a squad searching for a existent scorer, and nan four-time scoring champion is personification who tin supply that erstwhile healthy. 

Durant earned that 15th All-Star bid aft averaging 26.6 points, six rebounds, and 4.2 assists per crippled while shooting 52.7% from nan section and 43.0% from beyond nan three-point statement complete 62 regular-season games. 

Durant will beryllium 37 years aged erstwhile his 18th NBA play originates later this year, but he has consistently shown to beryllium a monster connected nan violative end, who doesn’t look to beryllium slowing down anytime soon. 

Phoenix Suns guardant Kevin Durant gestures during a crippled connected March 9, 2025, successful Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

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The mobility is whether nan Rockets tin proceed to compete pinch teams for illustration nan NBA Finals-winning Oklahoma City Thunder, Denver Nuggets, Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers retired successful nan West. 

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