Kevin Durant is going from the Suns to the Rockets in a blockbuster trade, AP source says
The Houston Rockets are acquiring -time All-Star and four-time Olympic gold medalist Kevin Durant from the Phoenix Suns in a blockbuster deal struck Sunday a person with knowledge of the agreement communicated The Associated Press The Rockets are giving up Dillon Brooks Jalen Green and six future picks including the No selection in Wednesday s opening round of this year s draft according to the person who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal was still pending NBA approval It ends weeks of speculation about where Durant would end up A great number of teams were involved at various times including Miami and Minnesota but in the end Phoenix took the Rockets offer ESPN first revealed the deal Houston finished No in the Western Conference in the regular season albeit games behind No Oklahoma City It now adds a two-time champion to its young core as it looks to make another jump next season Durant averaged points this season his th in the NBA not counting one year missed because of injury For his career the -foot- forward is averaging points and seven rebounds per competition The move brings Durant back to the state of Texas where he played his one year of college basketball for the Longhorns Want more Nuggets news Sign up for the Nuggets Insider to get all our NBA analysis
