Kevin Durant Trade: Ted Cruise welcomes NBA stars to rocket
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Sen. R-Texas, Sen. Ted Cruz, reportedly reportedly welcomed Kevin Durant into his new home. Trade from Phoenix will spend the sunset in the Houston Rockets on Sunday.
In the massive trade, we see Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, the 10th overall pick in the 2025 draft and five second round picks going to the Suns. ESPN reported. This deal is not official until July 6th, when the offseason begins in the league.
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The Phoenix Suns will advance Kevin Durant’s advance in the second half of the NBA basketball game in Dallas on March 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, file)
Cruz congratulated Rocket with X’s post.
“Congratulations to #Rockets! Losing Brooks really hurts. He’s savage in defense, but KD is an absolute beast,” Cruz wrote. “Amazing trade!”
Rumors about Durant’s Durant trade have been swirling for weeks after the team missed the playoffs with a 36-46 record in one season under Mike Budenholzer. Phoenix believed that adding Durant to his team with Devin Booker and later Bradley Beal would help them return to the NBA Finals.
Senator Ted Cruz welcomed Kevin Durant to the Houston Rockets. (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)
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That’s what Phoenix was like He was unable to return to the NBA Finals, lost in the Western Conference semifinals during the 2022-23 season, exiled in the first round of the 2023-24 season, and failed to win the postseason this year.
Durant, 36, He is still proven to be one of the top scorers in the game when he’s healthy. He averaged 26.6 points per game and shot 52.7% off the field. He was an All-Star who could play every year from the 2009-10 season. He missed the entire 2019-20 season with an injury.
So far, it has been a busy offseason for the Rockets.
Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant, #35, is on the court in the first half of Game 4 of the first round NBA Basketball Playoffs Series against the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday, April 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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Houston reportedly expanded head coach Ime Udoka following his second place finish at the Western Conference.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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