Famous person ahead Kevin Durant is now a Houston Rocket. In accordance with 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 received the information throughout an look at Fanatic Fest on Sunday (June 22).
“Being part of the Houston Rockets, I’m trying ahead to it,” Durant instructed 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 group that has guard Fred VanVleet, 2025 All-Star middle Alperen Sengun and All-Defensive first-team Amen Thompson.
“That they had an incredible season final 12 months, 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 residence the 2025 NBA title following their Recreation 7 win over the Indiana Pacers. The championship is first within the franchise’s 17 12 months historical past in Oklahoma Metropolis. The Thunder took down the Pacers with a 103-91 victory. The sport was clouded by an harm to Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton; whose father confirmed Haliburton suffered a proper Achilles harm 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 needed me to go. They received what they needed, and I received what I needed,” the two-time NBA champion stated about his now former group. “We will transfer on and good luck to them going ahead, at all times bear in mind my time there.”