NBA TV breaks down the Rockets' reported deal to add Kevin Durant in a trade with the Suns.
The Phoenix Suns reportedly will trade their star forward Kevin Durant to the Houston Rockets, according to multiple reports. It ends weeks of speculation about where Durant would end up. Many teams were involved at various times, including Miami and Minnesota, but in the end Phoenix took the Rockets’ offer.
The blockbuster deal will send guard Jalen Green, guard-forward Dillon Brooks, 2025 No. 10 pick Khaman Maluach and five second-round picks to Phoenix. The trade, which expanded to include a record seven teams, was confirmed on July 6.
Rockets get:
- Kevin Durant
- Clint Capela
Suns get:
- Jalen Green
- Dillon Brooks
- Khaman Maluach (No. 10 overall)
- Rasheer Fleming (No. 31 overall)
- Koby Brea (No. 41 overall)
- Daeqwon Plowden
- 2026 second-round pick
- 2032 second-round pick
Nets get:
- 2026 second-round pick
- 2030 second-round pick
Warriors get:
- Alex Toohey (No. 52 overall)
- Jahmai Mashack (No. 59 overall)
Hawks get:
- David Roddy
- 2031 second-round pick
- Cash
Lakers get:
- Adou Thiero (No. 36 overall)
- Cash
Timberwolves get:
- Rocco Zikarsky (No. 45 overall)
- 2026 second-round pick
- 2032 second-round pick
- Cash
BREAKING: The Phoenix Suns are trading two-time NBA Finals MVP Kevin Durant to the Houston Rockets for Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, the No. 10 pick in the 2025 draft and five second-round picks, sources tell ESPN. pic.twitter.com/EwrbA2ES9O
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 22, 2025
NEWS: The Rockets are acquiring Suns superstar Kevin Durant in exchange for Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, the No. 10 pick in this year's draft, and multiple second-round picks, sources tell @KellyIko. pic.twitter.com/PDXMsnLOYS
— The Athletic (@TheAthletic) June 22, 2025
Durant departs Phoenix after a disappointing 2024‑25 season, finishing 36‑46 and missing the playoffs. The Suns parted ways with coach Mike Budenholzer after finishing 11th in the Western Conference.
Fans learned of the news while Durant was on stage in New York at Fanatics Fest NYC, and when they began reacting, Durant started smiling broadly.
“We’re gonna see, man,” Durant said from the stage. “We’re gonna see.”
He certainly figures to change the game for the Rockets, a team that went 52-30 in 2024-25 for their first winning record since 2019-20. Houston finished No. 2 in the Western Conference in the regular season, albeit 16 games behind No. 1 Oklahoma City. It now adds a two-time champion to its young core as it looks to make another jump next season.
Durant averaged 26.6 points this season, his 17th in the NBA — not counting one year missed because of injury. For his career, the 6-foot-11 forward is averaging 27.2 points and seven rebounds per game.
The move brings Durant back to the state of Texas, where he played his one year of college basketball for the Longhorns.
Houston will become his fifth franchise, joining the SuperSonics (who then became the Oklahoma City Thunder), Golden State, Brooklyn and Phoenix. Durant won his two titles with the Warriors in 2017 and 2018, and last summer in Paris he became the highest-scoring player in U.S. Olympic basketball history and the first men’s player to be part of four gold-medal teams.
Durant is a four-time scoring champion, a two-time Finals MVP, 2014 Kia MVP and one of eight players in NBA history with more than 30,000 career points, joining the club on Feb. 11.
Durant is under contract next season for roughly $50 million before becoming a free agent in 2026.
His departure from the Suns was expected and ends a disappointing 2 1/2 years in the desert. Durant never enjoyed consistent team success despite being part of a trio that included star guards Devin Booker and Bradley Beal.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
