{"id":5717,"date":"2025-06-22T16:59:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T16:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/5717\/"},"modified":"2025-06-22T16:59:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T16:59:10","slug":"phoenix-suns-kevin-durant-traded-to-houston-rockets-reports-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/5717\/","title":{"rendered":"Phoenix Suns\u2019 Kevin Durant traded to Houston Rockets, reports say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\"><b>PHOENIX (AZFamily)<\/b> \u2014 After weeks of speculation and mock trades, the Kevin Durant era for the Phoenix Suns is officially over.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">According ESPN Senior NBA Insider Shams Charania, the Suns traded Durant to the Houston Rockets. In return, the Suns will receive Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, the No. 10 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft and five second-round picks. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: The Phoenix Suns are trading two-time NBA Finals MVP Kevin Durant to the Houston Rockets for Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, the No. 10 pick in the 2025 draft and five second-round picks, sources tell ESPN. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EwrbA2ES9O\">pic.twitter.com\/EwrbA2ES9O<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/1936826228108931393?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 22, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Durant\u2019s tenure with the Suns started on Feb. 9, 2023, when he and T.J. Warren were traded to Phoenix from the New Jersey Nets for fan favorites Mikal Bridges, Cameron Johnson, Jae Crowder, four unprotected first-round picks (2023, 2025, 2027, 2029) and a 2028 first-round pick swap. He made his on-court debut on March 1 against the Charlotte Hornets, after being out since. Jan. 8, 2023, with an MCL sprain in his right knee.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">He was a two-time All-Star for Phoenix, earning All-NBA Second Team honors during the 2023-2024 season and hit 30,000 career points during the 2024-2025 season. He also averaged 26.6 points, 6 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game in Phoenix on 54% shooting. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">But his individual success didn\u2019t translate to team success. The Suns lost to the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference Semifinals in 2023, got swept by the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2024 and didn\u2019t make the playoffs in 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">See a spelling or grammatical error in our story? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/page\/send-us-your-feedback\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Please click here to report it<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Do you have a photo or video of a breaking news story? Send <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/community\/user-content\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">it to us here<\/a> with a brief description.<\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\">Copyright 2025 KTVK\/KPHO. 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