Overview

• Speaking at the Game Plan Sports Business Summit, Durant said he learned he was on the market around February and was initially upset to hear it from another party.
• He confirmed that he and business partner Rich Kleiman intervened to halt a potential trade back to the Golden State Warriors at the deadline.
• The tight February 6 cutoff complicated midseason negotiations, and he remained with Phoenix before an ankle injury on March 30 sidelined him for the final seven games.
• In June, Phoenix traded him to the Rockets in a multi-team deal that sent Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks and the No. 10 pick (used on Khaman Maluach) to the Suns.
• Durant said teams planned to revisit talks in the offseason and that Houston moved quickly, while reporting from The Athletic indicates an extension with the Rockets is expected.