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• Phoenix’s Matt Ishbia said Kevin Durant ‘just wasn’t a fit for what we’re doing going forward’
At the 2022-23 trade deadline, the Suns made a massive deal with the Nets. They sent Cam Johnson, Mikal Bridges, and four unprotected first-round picks to Brooklyn. In return, the Suns received a walking Hall of Famer, Kevin Durant. His tenure with the Suns lasted three seasons and 145 games. During the 2025 offseason, Phoenix […] The post Phoenix’s Matt Ishbia said Kevin Durant ̵...2025
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• Suns’ Devin Booker: Last two years were toughest of my career

The Suns’ grand plan of building around a so-called “Big Three” is officially finished — and maybe finished faster than anyone thought. Kevin Durant has been traded to the Rockets, with Jalen Green and Dillon Brooks headed to Phoenix. Bradley Beal? He was bought out and quickly scooped up by the Clippers. And the Suns […] The post Suns’ Devin Booker: Last two years were toughest of my career...2025
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• Suns Owner Mat Ishbia Breaks Silence on Why Phoenix Traded Kevin Durant
Suns owner Mat Ishbia shares the main reason Phoenix traded Kevin Durant to Houston, underscoring the organization's forward-thinking approach....2025
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• Suns owner Mat Ishbia takes a parting shot at Kevin Durant

Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia is already in “Kevin who?” mode....2025
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• Kevin Durant Hopes to Play Into His 40s
Kevin Durant has already cemented himself as one of the greatest players the game has ever seen, but at 36 years old, the two-time Finals MVP is showing no signs of slowing down. In fact, he believes he can keep lacing them up well into his 40s. “I [want to play] as long as I […] The post Kevin Durant Hopes to Play Into His 40s appeared first on Basketball Forever....2025
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• Rockets’ Fred VanVleet sidelined: 10 possible replacements

Talk about a gut punch. The Rockets had just pushed themselves into the NBA contender conversation by trading for Kevin Durant and signing Dorian Finney-Smith. And then — boom — starting point guard Fred VanVleet goes down with a torn ACL before training camp even tips. Brutal. As Brad Botkin of CBS Sports wrote, VanVleet […] The post Rockets’ Fred VanVleet sidelined: 10 po...2025
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• RealGM Radio: Keith Parish On The Southwest Division

The Southwest Division is STACKED with storylines heading into this NBA season. Wes Goldberg (RealGM Radio) and Keith Parish (Fastbreak Breakfast, Grits & Grinds) break down every team-Rockets, Spurs, Pelicans, Mavericks, and Grizzlies-and make predictions for how the division will shake out. We cover Kevin Durant joining the Houston Rockets, Victor Wembanyama's year three leap, Zion's health, Coo...2025
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• Tyrese Haliburton Says 'It'll Be 15 Months' Before Playing Again

Tyrese Haliburton was a recent guest on Impaulsive, hosted by Logan Paul. Haliburton touched on a lot of topics, including when he might suit up again in an NBA game. When asked how when he might play again, Haliburton indicated it would be ahead of 2026 training camp. "I think it'll be 15 months until I play my next game," the Pacers star said. That timeline from injury to return would put Halibu...2025
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• Tyrese Haliburton Reveals the Surprising Advice Kevin Durant Gave Him During the Pacers’ NBA Finals Run
Tyrese Haliburton explains how Kevin Durant's advice influenced his decision to play through injury before suffering an Achilles tear in Game 7....2025
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• NBA’s 11 worst long-term team outlooks, ranked by who has the bleakest future

Photo by Tim Heitman/Getty Images Let’s rank the teams that just feel hopeless right now. Fortunes can change quickly in the NBA, and you only need to look at the two teams in the 2025 NBA Finals for proof. The Thunder ended the 2021-2022 season at 24-58 overall. The Indiana Pacers finished that season 25-57. Three years later, the two franchises played a Game 7 for the championship. That’...2025
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• NBA’s 6 best moves of the offseason, ranked

Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post Ranking the 6 best NBA moves of the offseason so far. Is there one more big move left in the NBA offseason? A year ago, the New York Knicks and Minnesota Timberwolves completed a buzzer-beater blockbuster that exchanged Karl-Anthony Towns for Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo on the eve of media day. The year before that, Damian Lillard was traded to th...2025
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• Tyrese Haliburton received visit from Kevin Durant as he tries 'to get my mental right' amid Achilles recovery

Haliburton said Durant is the NBA's "poster child" for coming back from an Achilles injury...2025
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• 6 NBA teams stuck in purgatory

Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images These six NBA teams are going nowhere fast. What does it mean to be stuck in NBA purgatory? The easiest definition is a team that isn’t good enough to win a playoff series, but also won’t be bad enough to get a crack at a franchise-changing prospect at the top of the NBA Draft. In fairness, the flattened odds in the draft lottery have consistently failed to rewa...2025
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• Kevin Durant Injury Update: Rockets Superstar Recently Had Surprise Surgery
PaperCity Magazine's Chris Baldwin reports that recently acquired Houston Rockets star Kevin Durant has undergone a minor surgery....2025
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• Rockets’ Kevin Durant Had Thumb Surgery Recently
New Houston Rockets star Kevin Durant had thumb surgery recently, NBA sources told Chris Baldwin of PaperCity. The surgery is considered minor. “New Houston Rockets star Kevin Durant underwent thumb surgery recently, NBA sources tell PaperCity,” Baldwin wrote. “The very quiet surgery — which no outlet has reported on till now — is considered minor and […] The post Rock...2025
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• 7 NBA players who are too good for Las Vegas Summer League 2025

Photo by Ryan Stetz/NBAE via Getty Images These second-year players have proven they’re too good for Las Vegas Summer League. By now, NBA fans should know to be wary of drawing too many definitive conclusions from Las Vegas Summer League. The sample sizes are small, the practice time is limited, and roster are often missing key pieces (like pass-first point guards) that help lineup constru...2025
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• 2025 Haters’ Guide to the NL Central #4: Chicago Cubs

Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images At least you’re not a Cubs fan! *Please Note This Is Satire* I usually write serious articles. This is not one of them. Trash talk has been an integral part of baseball since its inception. All the way back in 1912, Ty Cobb ran into the crowd during a game to beat up a fan who was yelling some ... less than savory things at him. To be very clear, I don’t...2025
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• Zach LaVine trade rumors may be back after comments from new Kings GM resurface

Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images Zach LaVine probably shouldn’t get too comfortable in Sacramento. Zach LaVine feels like he’s been permanently stapled to the trade block during his NBA career. LaVine has already been traded twice in his first 11 seasons in the league: the Minnesota Timberwolves sent him to the Chicago Bulls after his third year as part of the Jimmy Butler deal,...2025
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• Drake got Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry tattoos. Of course he did.

He got their numbers tattooed on his arm....2018
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• Kobe's Unforgettable Finale a Perfectly Drawn Portrait of a Unique NBA Career
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• Kevin Durant Expresses Desire to Own an NFL Team
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• Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat Keep Evolving Together in Order to Breed Success
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"The Suns have agreed to trade Kevin Durant to the Rockets for Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, the Number 10 pick in the draft and five second-round picks, sources told ESPN."

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"Kevin Durant believes he should be in NBA GOAT conversation: 'Why shouldn't I be in that?'"

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"Here’s what you need to know: Suns All-Stars Kevin Durant and Devin Booker both scored tied for a team-high 36 points apiece."

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"Kevin Durant won't attend 2022 NBA All-Star Game after death of grandmother"

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"Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James was absolutely hyped after witnessing Kevin Durant and Team USA beat France to win the gold medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics."

2020
"Coronavirus: Kevin Durant among four Brooklyn Nets players who tested positive for COVID-19 virus"

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"NBA superstar Kevin Durant meets with Philadelphia Union"

2018
"Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant donated $3 million to Texas, where he played his one collegiate season"

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"The NBA announced today that Warriors forward Kevin Durant got away with three fouls and Cavaliers forward LeBron James with one in their Christmas Day matchup."

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"The Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade and the Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant were today named NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, Jan."

2015
"com reported James' annual earnings from Nike will be "multiple times" higher than the $30 million a year Nike is paying Kevin Durant."

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"Even Kevin Durant hasn't spent enough time making headlines, and the rest of the big guns—O'Neal and Michael Jordan, above all else—are long retired."

• Phoenix’s Matt Ishbia said Kevin Durant ‘just wasn’t a fit for what we’re doing going forward’
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• Suns look stupid for leaving these assets on table in Kevin Durant trade

The Phoenix Suns should have pushed harder to acquire more first round draft picks from the Houston Rockets in the Kevin Durant trade given that they have nine future selections....2025
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• Rockets Superstar Kevin Durant Admits Blocking Trade Back to Warriors Years After Ugly Exit
Kevin Durant details his decision to nix a trade deadline move back to the Warriors five months before landing in Houston....2025
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• Kevin Durant opens up on Suns split, trade to Rockets

Rockets newcomer Kevin Durant admitted he was caught off guard when the Suns started shopping him ahead of last season’s trade deadline. “Initially, I was a little upset because I felt like we built a solid relationship, me and the Phoenix Suns,” Durant said at the Game Plan Sports Business Summit, via Duane Rankin of […] The post Kevin Durant opens up on Suns split, trade to Rockets appeare...2025
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• Real reason Kevin Durant didn't get traded to Warriors by Suns confirmed

Kevin Durant has finally admitted that the reason the Phoenix Suns didn't send him to the Golden State Warriors at the trade deadline last season is because he shut the proposed deal down....2025
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• Kevin Durant Talks Trade From Suns, Confirms Block Of Trade To Warriors

Houston Rockets forward Kevin Durant was a recent guest at the Game Plan Sports Business Summit. During his appearance, Durant spoke about the process of being traded from the Phoenix Suns. Durant admitted to being hurt when he found out the Suns were shopping him ahead of last February's trade deadline. "Initially, I was a little upset because I felt like we built a solid relationship, me and the...2025
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• Kevin Durant Offers His Perspective On Trade Saga In Phoenix
Kevin Durant trade rumors shook up the NBA last winter as the Suns tried to dismantle their underachieving team in midseason. Durant recalled that experience this week during an appearance at the Game Plan Sports Business Summit in Los Angeles, saying he learned he was being shopped “around February,” relays Duane Rankin of The Arizona […]...2025
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• Nigel Hayes-Davis offers the Suns something nobody else can

The 3-point shooting ability of Nigel Hayes-Davis is going to be invaluable for the Phoenix Suns as they begin life without Kevin Durant next season....2025
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• Trae Young Defends Himself Over Leadership, Playoff Success

Trae Young responded to Patrick Beverley's podcast criticism Thursday, defending his leadership while questioning Beverley's own playoff achievements despite playing alongside elite teammates throughout his career. The exchange began when Beverley criticized Young's playoff resume and leadership qualities during a Wednesday podcast appearance. Beverley stated Young "had not won enough to even spea...2025
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• What Upset Kevin Durant Most When Suns Were Shopping Him
Kevin Durant’s time with the Phoenix Suns ended this summer, but the superstar revealed he was nearly shipped out months earlier. Durant explained how he found out the Suns were shopping him before the February trade deadline, speaking on CNBC’s Game Plan 2025. “So I would say around February the Suns had pretty much let […] The post What Upset Kevin Durant Most When Suns Were Shopping Him a...2025
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• Southwest Notes: FVV, Adams, Grizzlies, Pelicans, Mavs
The Rockets‘ trade for Kevin Durant was clearly the most impactful move of the team’s offseason, but extending Steven Adams and re-signing Fred VanVleet on a more team-friendly deal shouldn’t be overlooked, Danielle Lerner of The Houston Chronicle (subscription required) writes in a preview of the club’s season. As Lerner points out, both VanVleet and […]...2025
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• Kevin Durant Pushes Back in Scoring Debate
Durant’s Scoring Legacy Kevin Durant has long been considered one of the greatest scorers in NBA history. The 6’11” forward owns a career scoring average of 27.2 points per game. His ability to dominate from three levels—inside, mid-range, and beyond the arc—has made him nearly impossible to guard. Michael Jordan, often regarded as the best […] The post Kevin Durant Pushes Back in Scoring De...2025
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• Kevin Durant Wanted Stephen Curry To Win 2018 NBA Finals MVP
After making five consecutive NBA Finals appearances with the Golden State Warriors and winning three championships, Stephen Curry was never crowned Finals MVP during those dynastic years from 2014 to 2019. Curry and the Warriors won their first title in the 2015 NBA Finals, and despite Curry averaging 26.2 points on 44.7% shooting from the […] The post Kevin Durant Wanted Stephen Curry To W...2025
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• The Suns and Timberwolves had ‘in-depth discussions’ this offseason about trading Kevin Durant to Minnesota
After three seasons with the Phoenix Suns, he was traded this offseason to the Rockets. Initially, the Timberwolves were thought to be favorites to land Durant. However, Durant had no interest in playing for Minnesota. As a result, a trade never happened between the Suns and Timberwolves. Recently, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst shared the details of […] The post The Suns and Timberwolves had...2025
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• Bradley Beal's Decision To Leave Suns For Clippers 'About Basketball', Avoiding Another Lost Season

When Jordan Ott was hired as head coach of the Phoenix Suns this offseason, he met with Bradley Beal to present him with some ideas on how he could be used during the upcoming season. Beal's usage rate dropped last season under Mike Budenholzer and he was moved to a bench role. Beal averaged 17 points per game and remained an efficient scorer, but his production no longer matched his salary of $11...2025
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• Bradley Beal Agrees To Buyout With Suns, Set To Sign Two-Year, $11M Deal With Clippers

Bradley Beal has agreed to a contract buyout with the Phoenix Suns and will sign with the Los Angeles Clippers on a two-year, $11 million deal. The Clippers had $5.35 million remaining on their non-taxpayer midlevel exception to sign Beal. The Milwaukee Bucks, Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers were among the other teams with interest in Beal. Beal had two years and $110.8 million remain...2025
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• 7 NBA players who are too good for Las Vegas Summer League 2025
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• The best landing spots in the 2026 WNBA Draft for Lauren Betts, Azzi Fudd, Olivia Miles

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Which WNBA teams would be the perfect fits for college stars like Lauren Betts and Flau’Jae Johnson? The 2026 WNBA Draft is shaping up to include an incredibly deep and talented class of prospects. It will be headlined by a potential unicorn and a player that could be a franchise cornerstone in the 6-foot-7 Lauren Betts, an elite playmaker and creative passer in Oliv...2025
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• Bradley Beal Considering Clippers, Warriors, Lakers, Bucks

Bradley Beal has reportedly considered the Los Angeles Clippers, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks as team he is interested in signing with after he completes his anticipated buyout with the Phoenix Suns and becomes a free agent. Beal must give back at least $13.8 million in his buyout with the Phoenix Suns in order for the team to be allowed to waive-and-stretch what ...2025
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• Hawks Waive David Roddy

The Atlanta Hawks waived David Roddy from his two-way contract on Tuesday. Roddy was sent from the Rockets to the Hawks as part of the Kevin Durant trade. Roddy averaged 4.5 points and 2.5 rebounds last season....2025
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• Tyrese Haliburton Says 'It'll Be 15 Months' Before Playing Again
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• Serge Ibaka on How Scared He Was of Kevin Durant in 2019 Finals
The 2019 NBA Finals will always be remembered for Kawhi Leonard’s brilliance, but Serge Ibaka recently revealed just how terrifying Kevin Durant and his return for Game 5 felt from the Raptors’ perspective. Ibaka recalled the moment he learned Durant would be back in the lineup with Golden State trailing 3–1. “I’m like, ‘Kevin, man. […] The post Serge Ibaka on How Scared He...2025
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• ‘I Used to Look Up to Him’ — Jabari Smith Jr. Reveals the Moment Kevin Durant Stopped Being His Favorite NBA Player
Jabari Smith Jr. shares he grew up admiring Kevin Durant and reveals the moment that made him stop calling KD his favorite player....2025
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• Bradley Beal's Decision To Leave Suns For Clippers 'About Basketball', Avoiding Another Lost Season
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• VIDEO: Rockets Star Kevin Durant Goes Viral for Vibing to Drake’s ‘No Face’ Song That Name Drops Him During Live Show
Kevin Durant and Drake share a viral moment as the NBA star vibes to a track that name-drops him during the rapper’s live show in London....2025
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• ‘Felt I Was Doing Something Right in My Life’ — Rockets Star Kevin Durant Recalls the First Time He Picked Up a Basketball
Kevin Durant reveals the emotional moment he first fell in love with basketball at age 8, and the early mentors who made him believe he was destined for greatness....2025
• Royals Rumblings - News for July 7, 2025

Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images Hey now, you’re an All-Star! The Royals are feeling much better after a winning road trip, writes Anne Rogers. “We’ve got to stack good wins together,” manager Matt Quatraro said. “And this trip was a start. You get one game over on the trip, we’d like more, but we competed well in Seattle with close ballgames there. So to come out of there with a split...2025
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• Devin Booker Expected To Sign Two-Year, $150M Extension With Suns

The Phoenix Suns have had significant upheaval to their roster over the past few seasons, but Devin Booker has remained the constant and the two sides plan for that to continue for the foreseeable future with a record-setting contract extension. Booker previously signed a four-year, $220 million supermax extension with the Suns during the 2022 offseason. "We have big positive news potentially comi...2025
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• WATCH: Best Moments From Thunder Championship Parade
A moment 17 years in the making finally happened on Tuesday as the Oklahoma City Thunder held their championship parade. The agony and misery of falling short in the Kevin Durant-Russell Westbrook era is now replaced with the pure ecstasy of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams and Chet Holmgren leading the Thunder to the promised land. […] The post WATCH: Best Moments From Thunder Champi...2025
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• LeBron James, Nike Agree on Lifetime Contract: Details, Comments, Reaction
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• Coronavirus: Kevin Durant among four Brooklyn Nets players who tested positive for COVID-19 virus
Durant was the first member of the four Nets players to test positive to publicly speak out about his condition...2020
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• Kevin Durant won't attend 2022 NBA All-Star Game after death of grandmother
Durant, a team captain and member of the NBA's 75th anniversary team, was already sidelined due to injury...2022
• Can the NBA Ever Replace Kobe Bryant?
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• Durant: Don't need ASG vote to validate me
Reigning league MVP Kevin Durant says a drastic drop-off in fan votes that cost him a starting spot in next month's NBA All-Star Game won't serve as any extra motivation as he tries to lead Oklahoma City Thunder back into the playoff picture....2015
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• Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich Praises Kawhi Leonard's 'Bored to Death' Demeanor
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• Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat Keep Evolving Together in Order to Breed Success
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• Kevin Durant Inspired By LeBron James and Stephen Curry in the NBA Finals
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• 2025 Free Agency: Kevin Durant trade and other impactful fantasy moves
Kevin Durant's move to Houston tops the list, but D'Angelo Russell's move to Dallas should not be overlooked....2025
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• I tried to care about the Kevin Durant trade but I just can’t do it

Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images Did you even remember Kevin Durant got traded to the Rockets until seeing this headline? “KD is a snake” I’ll never forget the image that my friend texted me from the beach he was at in Maine, just after the 4th of July in 2016. Some disgruntled basketball fan had emblazoned those words into the sand, capturing what myself and many other young basketbal...2025
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• 2025 NBA Draft: Deni Avdija, Thomas Sorber among the fantasy winners
Rotoworld writers Raphielle Johnson and Noah Rubin pick winners and losers following a busy week that began with the Kevin Durant trade....2025
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• Kevin Durant traded to Houston Rockets: Fantasy basketball impact
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• Rockets reportedly acquire Kevin Durant: fantasy impact
After their first-round exit from the postseason, the Rockets are reportedly betting on Durant being the "missing piece."...2025
• Kevin Durant trade close to becoming reality: Which landing spot would be best for fantasy basketball?
Fantasy basketball analyst Dan Titus takes a look at Kevin Durant's rumored desired trade destinations....2025
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• Ideal fantasy basketball fits for Kevin Durant and Giannis Antetokounmpo
Two of the biggest names in fantasy basketball might have new homes in the 2025-26 season....2025
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• Phoenix Suns 2024-2025 fantasy basketball season recap: Durant, Booker get no help
Kevin Durant and Devin Booker were great, but it wasn't enough for the Suns to make the playoffs....2025
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• Is Kevin Durant Bound for Golden State? Not If He Remains True to Himself
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• Kevin Durant Expresses Desire to Own an NFL Team
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• Rockets’ Fred VanVleet sidelined: 10 possible replacements
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• Kevin Durant and Steven Adams Reunite with Fishing Trip Before Season
Former Thunder Teammates Back Together Kevin Durant and Steven Adams once shared the court in Oklahoma City from 2013 to 2016. Nearly a decade later, the two are teammates again after the Houston Rockets acquired Durant in a trade from the Phoenix Suns this past July. Before training camp begins on Sept. 30, Durant and […] The post Kevin Durant and Steven Adams Reunite with Fishing Trip Befo...2025
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• Rockets have a massive Kevin Durant problem brewing before training camp starts

The Houston Rockets made a massive trade to land Kevin Durant but still have a huge decision to make regarding their newest star....2025
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• Trae Young Defends Himself Over Leadership, Playoff Success
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• Ime Udoka: Rockets’ starting five still has one open spot

The Rockets know four-fifths of their starting lineup. Kevin Durant, Alperen Sengun, Amen Thompson and Fred VanVleet are locked in. It’s that fifth spot that will be up for grabs when camp tips off later this month. Coach Ime Udoka isn’t tipping his hand. “It’s to be determined,” Udoka told Ben DuBose of RocketsWire at […] The post Ime Udoka: Rockets’ starting five still has one open spot ap...2025
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• Ime Udoka Says Rockets’ Fifth Starter Will Be Decided At Training Camp
The Rockets‘ starting lineup is mostly set, but one spot will be up for grabs when training camp opens later this month. Houston sent starters Jalen Green and Dillon Brooks to Phoenix, along with the 10th pick in this year’s draft, in the Kevin Durant trade. Durant will start alongside Alperen Sengun, Amen Thompson and […]...2025
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• Kendrick Perkins called Rockets’ Alperen Sengun ‘A top 5 big in the NBA’
Following an early playoff exit in 2025, the Rockets slightly re-built their roster. Houston traded Jalen Green and Dillon Brooks to the Suns in exchange for Kevin Durant. While the Durant trade made headlines, other players on the roster have been overlooked. On Thursday’s edition of the NBA Today on ESPN, Kendrick Perkins mentioned Houston’s […] The post Kendrick Perkins calle...2025
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• NBA Notes: Rockets, Kevin Durant, Cam Reddish, Trey Lyles

The Rockets have plenty of business to handle as training camp draws closer. Per William Guillory of The Athletic, many around the league believe Houston will first look to finalize a long-term extension with forward Tari Eason before completing one with Kevin Durant. ESPN’s Brian Windhorst has also reported that a Durant extension is expected, […] The post NBA Notes: Rockets, Kevin Durant, ...2025
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• West Notes: Rockets, outlook, Mavs, PJ Washington, Grizzlies

The Rockets made headlines by trading for Kevin Durant, but other offseason moves may prove just as important. Houston extended center Steven Adams and re-signed Fred VanVleet to a more team-friendly contract, as Danielle Lerner of The Houston Chronicle noted. Both are respected locker-room voices and were key in last year’s playoff series against Golden […] The post West Notes: Rockets, out...2025
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• Is the Phoenix Suns’ projected win total in 2025-26 too low?
Later this month, players around the league will start reporting to their respective training camps. For the most part, rosters are set for the 2025-26 season. This offseason, the Suns parted ways with Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal. Phoenix won 36 games last season and missed the playoffs. Ahead of 2025-26, their win total is […] The post Is the Phoenix Suns’ projected win total in 20...2025
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• Fans Demand Wild 1v1 Tournament at NBA All-Star Weekend With Kevin Durant Willing To Accept $1M Offer
Kevin Durant has fans buzzing by hinting at a $1M 1-on-1 tournament during NBA All-Star Weekend. His callout of top rivals sparked excitement....2025
• Windhorst: Kevin Durant and Rockets Expected To Reach Extension
The Rockets and Kevin Durant haven’t yet come to terms on an extension following the Rockets’ trade for the 36-year-old former MVP. While there has been speculation that Houston is unlikely to offer Durant a full max deal and that Durant is comfortable heading into the season without a new contract in place, ESPN’s Brian […]...2025
• NBA Locks in 2025-26 Opening Night & Holiday Lineups

The NBA has made its opening week and holiday lineups official, confirming a string of high-profile matchups that were already buzzing among fans. The defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder will raise their banner on October 21 when they host Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets at 7:30 p.m. ET. Later that night, the Los Angeles […] The post NBA Locks in 2025-26 Opening Night & Holida...2025
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• NBA’s 6 best moves of the offseason, ranked
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• 6 NBA teams stuck in purgatory
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• Suns Agree to Wild 7-Team Kevin Durant Trade Involving Lakers, Warriors, More: Complete Details of the Expanded Deal
The Phoenix Suns have pulled off a shocking seven-team trade involving Kevin Durant, the Lakers, Warriors, and more, reshaping their roster for the future....2025
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• Kel’el Ware Looking To Reward Heat For Belief In Him
After an encouraging rookie season with the Heat, Kel’el Ware‘s name popped up in trade speculation this summer in connection with Miami’s pursuit of former Suns star Kevin Durant. Ultimately, the Heat decided to make Ware off limits in any potential deal for Durant, which was believed to be one key reason why Phoenix preferred […]...2025
• NBA Trade Rumors: Knicks Didn’t Enter Kevin Durant Sweepstakes Because They Want $175,369,471 Superstar Instead
The New Yotk Knicks seemingly passed on Kevin Durant, sparking speculation they're eyeing a bigger prize....2025
• Kevin Durant Trade To Rockets Driven By Ime Udoka Influence, Low Cost
Ime Udoka was instrumental in the Houston Rockets' decision to acquire Kevin Durant from the Phoenix Suns. The groundwork for this move was laid last June when Houston obtained several future draft picks from Phoenix through a trade with the Brooklyn Nets. This transaction sparked speculation that the Rockets were positioning themselves to target either Durant or Devin Booker. Initially, Rafael St...2025
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• Ime Udoka, Low Trade Price Led To Rockets Trading For Kevin Durant
Ime Udoka was instrumental in the Houston Rockets' decision to acquire Kevin Durant from the Phoenix Suns. The groundwork for this move was laid last June when Houston obtained several future draft picks from Phoenix through a trade with the Brooklyn Nets. This transaction sparked speculation that the Rockets were positioning themselves to target either Durant or Devin Booker. Initially, Rafael St...2025
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