The Houston Rockets are buying and selling Jalen Inexperienced, Dillon Brooks, the No. 10 decide 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 decide 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 crew to reroute him to.

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

— 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’ll doubtless get beneath it via 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 crew, that means a 3rd crew have to be concerned.

Nonetheless, 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