Kevin Durant’s trade to the Houston Rockets is official, and officially a record-setting deal.
The move was approved Sunday by the NBA as part of a seven-team transaction in which a slew of other trade agreements got folded into one massive package.
“Kevin impacts the game on both ends of the court and is one of the most efficient scorers in the history of basketball,” Rockets general manager Rafael Stone said in a release. “We liked the growth our team showed last season and believe Kevin’s skill set will integrate seamlessly.”
In addition to the Rockets and the Phoenix Suns — the team Durant had played for since February 2023 — the franchises involved in the deal were the Atlanta Hawks, Brooklyn Nets, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves.
It includes a total of 13 players, and in addition to Durant going to Houston from Phoenix, the headline moves including the Rockets sending Dillon Brooks and Jalen Green to the Suns, and the Rockets acquiring Clint Capela from the Hawks.