Kevin Durant to Rockets part of complex seven-team trade

A series of movements returning to Kevin’s trade during the Houston Rockets before the project ultimately became the first trade in seven teams in the history of the NBA, a giant and complex transaction when the annual business league moratorium officially concluded on Sunday.

All in all, the agreement involved the Rockets, Atlanta Hawks, Brooklyn Nets, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers, Minnesota Timberwolves and Phoenix Suns. Six players (Durant, Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, Clint Capela, David Roddy and Daeqwon Plowden), a choice of draft in the first round (selection n ° 10 last month, used by Phoenix via Houston as part of the agreement to select the Khaman Maluach Center) and 12 second round choices were also moved. In addition, Houston has made an exchange of second round choice with the Hawks and sent them considerations in cash.

The main element of the agreement is the trade that saw Phoenix in Houston on June 22, on match 7 of the NBA final. The future renowned temple landed with the second global seed for last season at the West Conference in exchange for Green, Brooks, the 10th choice and five second round choices.

With the business manager, during the on Sunday to think about his time with the Suns and his future with the Rockets:

My stay in Phoenix ended. All these stops along the trip really had a positive impact on me. Remember that it is a world behind the scenes, and those that make things work in this space, work tirelessly to make our life easier as players. I appreciate all …

– Kevin Durant (@ kdtrey5) July 6, 2025

The during the agreement was not eligible to be completed before Sunday, the date on which the moratorium ended and that the transactions were authorized to be consumed during the year of the NBA 2025-26 League, due to the satisfactory requirements of the salary ceiling. This allowed Phoenix to take these second round choices of Houston and to maneuver in the draft, making a series of offers that ended up distributing them to a variety of teams.

Finally, the Suns ended up with the first choice of the second round (31st in total), which they used to select the striker of Saint Joseph Rasheer Fleming, plus the 41st choice, which they used to take Koby Brea. Several other players ended up being drafted by choices involved in this agreement last month, notably Adou Thiero (36th choice) of Lakers, the Rocco Zikarsky (45th) from Timberwolves and Alex Toohey (52nd).

The duration between the moment when the agreement was agreed and the moment when it was made official allowed the rockets to add to it also by bringing Capela back. The 31 -year -old center was drafted by Houston in 2014 and spent his first six seasons there before playing his last five with the Hawks. This decision provides the additional central depth of the Rockets behind Alperen Sengun and Steven Adams.

With the business manager, during the X to think about his time with the Suns and his future with the Rockets.

“My stay in Phoenix ended. All these stops throughout the trip really had a positive impact. Community.