Famous person ahead Kevin Durant is now a Houston Rocket. In response to CNN, the Phoenix Suns All Star and former league MVP has been traded to the Rockets for guard Jalen Inexperienced, guard/ahead Dillon Brooks, the No. 10 choose within the 2025 draft and 5 second-round picks.
Durant acquired the information throughout an look at Fanatic Fest on Sunday (June 22).
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“Being part of the Houston Rockets, I’m wanting ahead to it,” Durant informed Kay Adams after the commerce was introduced. “Loopy, loopy final couple of weeks, however I’m glad it’s over with.”
The commerce to Houston immediately makes the Rockets title contenders as Durant joins a workforce that has guard Fred VanVleet, 2025 All-Star heart Alperen Sengun and All-Defensive first-team Amen Thompson.
“They’d an important season final yr, love their management,” Durant says. “I felt like I’d be an excellent addition.”
The information of Durant’s commerce occurred on the identical day that the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder took dwelling the 2025 NBA title following their Sport 7 win over the Indiana Pacers. The championship is first within the franchise’s 17 yr historical past in Oklahoma Metropolis. The Thunder took down the Pacers with a 103-91 victory. The sport was clouded by an damage to Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton; whose father confirmed Haliburton suffered a proper Achilles damage whereas driving to the basket within the first quarter. He could be dominated out for the remainder of the sport.
So far as his departure from the Phoenix Suns, Durant was diplomatic.
“They wished me to go. They acquired what they wished, and I acquired what I wished,” the two-time NBA champion mentioned about his now former workforce. “We will transfer on and good luck to them going ahead, all the time keep in mind my time there.”
