Kevin Durant trade to Rockets part of NBA-record 7-team deal: Sources
The Houston Rockets and the Phoenix Suns have agreed to the terms of a deal that will include an NBA-record seven teams, league sources said. The trade for Durant, which the Rockets and Suns agreed to in June but have not yet finalized, will now incorporate the Atlanta Hawks, Brooklyn Nets, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves.
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The Athletic reported on Wednesday night that a potential record-setting deal was being discussed. The move will consolidate several previously reported trades, including the Durant one, into one megadeal. Six players who were in the NBA last season will change teams.
Durant will head from Phoenix to Houston. Jalen Green and Dillon Brooks will go from Houston to Phoenix. The Hawks will send Daeqwon Plowden to the Suns and will receive David Roddy from the Rockets. Atlanta will also sign and trade Clint Capela to Houston as part of the transaction, league sources said.
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All other elements of the deal are trades of draft picks that are already agreed upon but have yet to be finalized.
Because of quirks in the NBA's collective bargaining agreement, teams had to wait until at least July 6 to make trades like these official, even if they agreed on the details of a deal earlier.
Previously, the most franchises to participate in the same deal were the six from last summer when Klay Thompson went from the Warriors to the Dallas Mavericks. In 2021, five teams agreed to an exchange that included Russell Westbrook going from the Washington Wizards to the Lakers.
This story will be updated.
(Photo of Kevin Durant: Mark J. Rebilas / Imagn Images)
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