Kevin Durant joins the Rockets in his first seven-team deal in the NBA
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Kevin Durant If you’re heading for the Houston Rockets and wondering why it took so long, it’s due to a historic seven-team deal that has rocked many rosters.
It’s not just the Phoenix Sands and Rockets involved in the deal. Atlanta HawksThe Brooklyn Nets, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves are all involved in the NBA’s first deal, involving seven teams.
For each ESPN, here are what each team receives in their transactions:
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Owner Matt Ishvia, Left, Kevin Durant and general manager James Jones of the Sons will be photographed at a press conference held at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona on February 16, 2023. (Chris Coduto/Getty Images)
– solar: Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, Khaman Malach, Rasheer Fleming, Koby Brea, Daeqwon Plowden, Second-Ringd Pick.
– rocket: Kevin Durant, Clint Capela
– net: 2nd picks
– Warrior: Alex Touhay, Jamai Mashak
– Hawks: 2nd round pix swap, David Rody, cash considerations
– Lakers: adou thiero
– Timberwolves: Rocco Zikarsky, 2nd pick, cash considerations
But Durant is the obvious core of the deal as the Rockets will win 15 All-Stars in the start five along with good groups of Alperen Senggan, Amen Thompson, Jabari Smith Jr. and Fred Vanvriet.
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However, Green and Brooks, two key pieces of the Resugent Rockets team last season (a tough Western Conference record of 52-30), are heading for Phoenix in return.
The Phoenix Suns will advance Kevin Durant on the court on April 22, 2023 during a playoff game against the Clippers in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
However, Houston is currently expected to become a Western candidate with Durant’s arrival. The Rockets are a team looking for a true scorer, and the four-time scoring champion is the one who can provide it when they’re healthy.
Durant earned his 15th All-Star bid after averaging 26.6 points, six rebounds and 4.2 assists per game while shooting 52.7% and 43.0% from the field over the 3-point line in 62 regular-season games.
Durant will turn 37, when his 18th NBA season begins later this year, but he has consistently shown to be a monster on the offensive edge and cannot slow down anytime soon.
The Phoenix Suns will advance Kevin Durant’s gesture during the game in Dallas on March 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, file)
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The question is whether the Rockets can continue to compete with Western teams like the Oklahoma City Thunder, Denver Nuggets, Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers, who won the NBA Finals.
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