| Durant, a 15-time all-star, will play for the fifth NBA franchise of his 17-year career as a result of the trade, which had been rumored for months after the Suns’ failure to make the playoffs in a disappointing season and will become official next week. The two-time Finals MVP joins a young Rockets team that won 52 games and earned the second seed in the Western Conference in 2024-25 before falling to the Golden State Warriors in the first round. | 
