The Houston Rockets are buying and selling Jalen Inexperienced, Dillon Brooks, the No. 10 choose within the upcoming NBA draft, and 5 second-round picks to the Phoenix Suns for future Corridor of Famer Kevin Durant. Different groups just like the Spurs and the Timberwolves had been reported to have had curiosity within the 36-year-old, two-time Finals MVP, however the Texas franchise supplied younger expertise, a defensive stalwart like Brooks, and a handful of draft picks.

Try the response to KD’s commerce:

 

 

Turning Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, 4 first-round picks and a swap into Jalen Inexperienced, Dillon Brooks and a late lotto choose in a middling draft within the span of simply 28 months is franchise detonation ranges of asset mismanagement.

— Derek Bodner (@derekbodner.bsky.social) Jun 22, 2025 at 18:50

 

 

The Suns accepting this deal now, regardless of reportedly not wanting Inexperienced, might point out they discovered a group to reroute him to.

Together with the marketplace for Durant, it additionally displays how a lot they valued getting the tenth choose.

— Bobby Krivitsky (@bobbykrivitsky.bsky.social) Jun 22, 2025 at 18:56

 

The Rockets might exceed the $195.9 million first apron for now.

This commerce leaves them $16.8 million above the posh tax line with 12 gamers.

They are going to doubtless get beneath it by means of extra trades, waiving non-guaranteed gamers, and restructuring Fred VanVleet’s contract.

— Yossi Gozlan (@yossigozlan.bsky.social) Jun 22, 2025 at 18:54

 

Rockets are sending out extra salaries than they’re taking again.

Suns can’t take again extra salaries than they’re sending out since they’re an apron group, which means a 3rd group should be concerned.

Nevertheless, this commerce works as a result of Dillons Brooks’ cap hit will lower by $1 million.

— Yossi Gozlan (@yossigozlan.bsky.social) Jun 22, 2025 at 18:49