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Kevin Durant goes to Houston’s rocks, but he wonders why he took so long, is due to a historical exchange of seven teams that shook many lists.
They are not just the Phoenix Suns and the rockets involved in the agreement. The Atlanta Hawks, Brooklyn Nets, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves are involved in what is the first NBA trade that involves seven teams.
This is what each team is receiving in the deal, according to ESPN:
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The owner Mat Ishbia, the left, Kevin Durant and General Manager James Jones of the Suns pose for a photo at a press conference in Footprint Center on February 16, 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Chris Coduto/Getty Images)
– Soles: Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, Khaman Maluach, Rasheer Fleming, Koby Brea, Daeqwon Plowden, Second Round Selection.
– Rockets: Kevin Durant, Clint Capela
– Networks: Two second round selections
– Warriors: Alex Toohey, Jahmai Mashack
– Falcones: Second Round Selection SWAP, David Roddy, Cash Considerations
– Lakers: Adou Thiero
– Timberwolves: Rocco Zikarsky, two second round selections, cash considerations
Durant, however, is the Quid of this agreement of this agreement, since the Rockets obtain the 15 times there in their five initials along with a good group of Alperen Senguun, Amen Thompson, Jabari Smith Jr. and Fred Vanvleet.
The South Sudan Native, Khaman Maluach, has a reaction cries after the rockets select it in the NBA Draft
However, Green and Brooks, two key pieces of a team of rocks last season (52-30 record at a hard western conference), are directed to Phoenix in return.
Phoenix Suns eaves, Kevin Durant, on the court during the playoff match against the Clippers, on April 22, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
But now Houston is expected to be a contender in the West due to the arrival of Durant. Rockets were a team that was looking for a real scorer, and the four -time score champion is someone who can provide that when healthy.
Durant obtained that 15th All-Star offer after averaging 26.6 points, six rebounds and 4.2 assists per game while shooting 52.7% from the field and 43.0% beyond the three-point line in 62 regular seasonal games.
Durant will be 37 years old when his 18th NBA season begins at the end of this year, but he has constantly proven to be a monster in the offensive wing, which does not seem to be decreasing the speed in the short term.
Phoenix Suns striker Kevin Durant, gesture during a game on March 9, 2025 in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, Archive)
The question is whether Rockets can continue to compete with teams such as Oklahoma City Thunder, Denver Nuggets, Lakers and Los Angeles Ángeles de la NBA angels in the West.
