PHOENIX, ARIZONA – APRIL 28: Kevin Durant #35 of the Phoenix Suns reacts during the second half of … More
The Houston Rockets have acquired Kevin Durant in a blockbuster deal with the Phoenix Suns that they hope will move the organization closer to an NBA championship.
The Suns are getting Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, the No. 10 pick in Wednesday’s NBA Draft and five second-round picks, said a person with direct knowledge of the deal who was not authorized to speak publicly for the Rockets.
“It’s done,” the person said.
ESPN’s Shams Charania first reported the news.
The San Antonio Spurs, Miami Heat and Minnesota Timberwolves were among the other teams linked to Durant, who will make $54.7 million next season.
Durant, a two-time NBA Finals MVP and the 2014 NBA MVP, turns 37 in September.
He averaged 26.6 points, 6.0 rebound and 4.2 assists in 62 games this past season in Phoenix.
Despite assembling a “Big 3” of Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal, the Suns failed to make the NBA playoffs last season, causing coach Mike Budenholzer to be fired in April.
In Houston, Durant will join a young core featuring Alperen Şengün, Amen Thompson, Jabari Smith Jr., Reed Sheppard, Cam Whitmore, and Tari Eason. All were 22 or younger when last season began.
