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According to the reports, the Phoenix Suns agreed to exchange Kevin Durant to the Houston Rockets on Sunday, marking one of the first important movements of the NBA low season.
Durant, who was changed from the Brooklyn Nets to the Suns during the 2022-23 season, will be directed to the Rockets by Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, General National Team No. 10 of the 2025 Draft and five selections of second round, Espn reported.
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Kevin Durant #35 of the Phoenix Suns reacts during the second half of the four of the first round playoffs of the West Conference in Footprint Center on April 28, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Christian Petersen/Getty images)
The rumors that the Suns exchange Durant swirled for weeks after the team lost the playoffs with a 36-46 record in a season under Mike Budenholzer. Phoenix believed that adding Durant to a team with Devin Booker, and later Bradley Beal could help raise them back to the NBA finals.
Phoenix could not be promoted to the NBA finals, losing in the semifinals of the West Conference during the 2022-23 season, being expelled in the first round in the 2023-24 season and without making the postseason this year.
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December 25, 2023; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Phoenix Suns striker Kevin Durant (35), against the Dallas Mavericks striker, Tim Hardaway Jr. (10) during the first half in Footprint Center. (Joe Camporeale-USA Today Sports)
Durant, 36, has still proven to be one of the best scorers in the game when he is healthy. He averaged 26.6 points per game and fired 52.7% from the field. It has been an All-Star in each year that has been available to play since the 2009-10 season. The 2019-20 season was lost with an injury.
The Suns get two key players in Green and Brooks.
Green played the 82 games for the second consecutive year in 2024-25. He averaged 21 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game. He is only 23 years old.
Brooks, 29, will be in motion for the second time in his career. He was changed from the Mephis Grizzlies to the Rockets in 2023. In two seasons in Houston, he averaged 13.4 points and 3.5 rebounds per game.
January 29, 2024; Houston, Texas, USA; The Houston Rockets eaves, Dillon Brooks (9), looks up after a play during the fourth quarter against the Los Angeles Lakers in the Toyota Center. (Troy taormina-USA Today Sports)
Houston was 52-30 and finished second in the classification of the West Conference in 2024-25.
