Rockets Release NBA Veteran Days After Kevin Durant Trade originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Following a promising but ultimately short-lived 2024-25 season, one in which the Houston Rockets lost in the first round of the NBA playoffs, their front office pivoted decisively toward a win‑now mindset.

Not only is the Phoenix Suns' trade of Kevin Durant to the Houston Rockets now "fully agreed to in principle," but it's been expanded to include seven teams in total, per NBA insider Jake Fischer.

According to Fred Katz of The Athletic, the KD trade has a chance to make NBA history as the Rockets and Suns are working to expand the deal to include a record seven teams, with the Hawks, Lakers, Timberwolves,