Overview
- The agreement includes a player option for the 2027/28 season, according to Durant's agent via ESPN.
- ESPN's tally places Durant's career NBA income at about $598.2 million, topping LeBron James, with the figure including already-contracted future salary.
- ZDF reports Durant accepted roughly $30 million less overall to give Houston cap flexibility, receiving the player option as part of the deal.
- Durant arrived in July in a complex trade from the Suns that sent Jalen Green and Dillon Brooks to Phoenix.
- Houston opens Wednesday at defending champion Oklahoma City, and Durant pursues a third title after championships in 2017 and 2018 with Golden State.