Suns send KD away! Rockets welcome 15th All-Stars, this deal explodes during the NBA offseason

Just after halfway through the NBA offseason, a big deal detonated the league - According to reliable sources, the Phoenix Suns traded 15-time All-Star super forward Kevin Durant to the Houston Rockets.

Kevin Durant shot a portrait at the Phoenix Suns' media day

It is understood that the Suns' bargaining chips exchanged from the Rockets include: guard Jaylen Green, forward-guard swingman Dillon Brooks, the 10th pick in the 2025 draft that will be opened this Wednesday, and five second-round draft picks.

It is worth mentioning that Durant himself responded to the news quite calmly. At the Fanatics Fest event held in New York, when the host revealed the trading news to the two-time NBA champion, he only briefly said: "Let's wait and see." Last season, Durant played 62 regular season games for the Suns, averaging 26.6 points, 6 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game, and is still one of the team's core combat powers. The Rockets ended with a second record in the Western Conference with 52 wins and 30 losses last season. Although they were eliminated after seven games in the first round of the playoffs, the team's ambition to upgrade their lineup has been revealed.

In addition, Durant has long had a relationship with Texas - he played for one season at the University of Texas, and this transaction also brought him back to the "Lone Star State".

(Source: CNN; transaction news was first reported by ESPN reporter Shams Charania)