Kevin Durant’s latest move might not just shake up the NBA—it could take seven teams to make it happen.
The original trade sending Durant from the Phoenix Suns to the Houston Rockets is now expanding into what could be a record-breaking seven-team deal, as per senior NBA insider Fred Katz.
The Rockets and Suns are working on expanding the Kevin Durant trade into a deal that would involve a league-record seven teams.
— Fred Katz (@FredKatz) July 3, 2025
No trade is imminent, but here’s what we know about negotiations so far: https://t.co/KxfNamJQTR
If completed, it would surpass last summer’s six-team deal that sent Klay Thompson to the Dallas Mavericks.
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First reported by another senior league insider Shams Charania, the Suns are set to receive Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, and multiple draft picks from the Rockets in exchange for Durant.
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The latest development, according to Katz, now includes the Atlanta Hawks, Brooklyn Nets, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers, and Minnesota Timberwolves.
Furthermore, only five players from last season’s rosters are currently included in the expanded deal: Durant, Brooks, Green, Clint Capela, and Daeqwon Plowden.
The Hawks are expected to send Capela to Houston in a sign-and-trade while the rest of the players involved come from draft-night trades that cannot be completed until the NBA’s moratorium ends on Monday (PH time), July 7.
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