Marks: Durant is eligible to sign 122 million with the Rockets for 2 years. If you wait for 6 months, you can sign 124 million for 2 years.

June 23 According to ESPN's famous reporter Shams Charania, several sources revealed that two-time Finals MVP Durant was traded to the Rockets, and the Suns got Jaylen Green, Dillon Brooks, 2025 No. 10 and 5 second round picks (2025 No. 59, 2026 Rockets' two second round picks, 2030 Celtics' second round picks and 2032 Rockets' second round picks).

According to BobbyMarks, a well-known ESPN salary expert, starting from July 7, Durant is eligible to sign a two-year, $122 million maximum salary contract with the Rockets. If he waits for another 6 months, the amount of the contract can be signed will increase by $2 million (i.e. $124 million for two years).

Durant has one year left in the current contract, and his salary in the 2025-26 season is $54.71 million. Durant will turn 37 in September this year.

In the 2024-25 season, the 36-year-old Durant played 62 regular season games for the Suns, averaging 36.5 minutes per game, scoring 26.6 points, 6 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 0.8 steals and 1.2 blocks, with shooting percentages in the three events being 52.7%, 43.0% and 83.9% respectively.

Durant played 145 regular season games for the Suns, averaging 36.7 minutes per game, scoring 26.8 points, 6.3 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 0.8 steals and 1.2 blocks, shooting percentage is 52.7%, three-point shooting percentage is 42.7%, and free throw shooting percentage is 84.7%. In the playoffs, Durant played 15 times for the Suns, and averaged 42.3 minutes per game, scoring 28.4 points, 8.1 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 0.7 steals and 1.4 blocks, shooting percentage is 49.5%, three-point shooting percentage is 34.9%, and free throw shooting percentage is 89.2%.