Overview

• Kevin Durant enters the 2025-26 season on a $54 million expiring contract following his July trade to Houston.
• Negotiations over a two-year, $122 million maximum extension have stalled as the Rockets show reluctance to offer a full-max deal.
• Rockets management has declined veteran options and structured other player deals to preserve cap space for the 2027 offseason.
• If no extension is agreed, Durant would be eligible to enter unrestricted free agency in the 2026 offseason under NBA rules.
• A summer league source told NBC Sports that Durant could accept about $100 million over two years instead of pursuing the full max.