The Phoenix Suns decided to send their superstar Kevin during the Houston Rockets, in particular in exchange for Jalen Green and Dillon Brooks.
We knew that Kevin during did not stay among the Phoenix Suns despite a current contract until 2026. And many franchises were interested in setting up an exchange with the Suns in order to recover the 36 -year -old superstar. Minnesota, Miami and San Antonio were one of them, but it was finally in Houston that KD will play next season!
The native of Washington, who spent a year in Austin’s university in Texas and was drafted in 2007 by Seattle, will wear a sixth jersey, after the Supersonics, Oklahoma City (where the Supersonics moved in 2008), Golden State (where he was crowned champion in 2017 and 2018), Brooklyn and therefore Phoenix.
The always well informed Shams Charania, ofEspnThe “Blockbuster Trade” revealed this Sunday, which Kevin Durant learned when he was working in a conference in New York: he spins in Houston, in exchange for Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, the 10th choice of the draft next week and five future second rounds of Draft. The winger (or strong winger) therefore leaves a team in difficulty on and off the field, who had finished 11th from the Western Conference when she was one of the outsiders, to join Rockets who finished second, before being eliminated at the end of match 7 by Golden State in the first round of the play-offs.
Houston also loses big
The Rockets started a new project last summer, notably around Fred Vanvleet and Alperen Sangun, and Kevin’s contribution during the time should make them experience, within a fairly young team. A Kevin during who turned 26.6 points and 6 rebounds in 62 regular season games. But Houston also loses big with the departure of Green, this 23-year-old rear that they had drafted in n ° 2 in 2021 (21pts, 4.6RBDS on average this season) and Brooks, the 29-year-old back-water, arrived two years ago from Memphis (14pts, 3.7RBDS on average). To see how the mayonnaise takes throughout the season, which will be the last of the Kevin contract during, before being free next summer.
