Kevin Durant has found a new NBA home on Sunday as the Phoenix Suns traded the 36-year-old star to the Houston Rockets in a blockbuster deal that sent Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, the No. 10 pick in the 2025 NBA draft and five second-round picks to Phoenix.
Durant, who learned about the news while sitting on stage at the Fanatics FanFest in NYC, is coming off a season in which he averaged 26.6 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.2 assists.
The Rockets are hoping his addition will be enough to make them contenders for a NBA title. This past season they made the playoffs as the No. 2 seed in the West but were knocked out in the first round by Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors.
Magic Johnson thinks Durant will put them right in the mix.
"Two-time NBA champion and future Hall of Famer Kevin Durant being traded to Houston will make Rockets one of the favorites in West next season," Johnson tweeted Sunday afternoon.
The Rockets' potential starting lineup with Durant looks to be a solid one. Still, with some powerful teams in the West, they'll once again need to bring it every night if they want to make a run for a title.
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