Overview

• The NBA officially executed the seven-team trade on July 6, the day the league’s annual moratorium ended, to make all moves effective for the 2025–26 season.
• Durant becomes the centerpiece of the deal as he joins the Houston Rockets alongside the returning center Clint Capela.
• The deal moved four other players—Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, David Roddy and Daeqwon Plowden—to a range of franchises under the complex swap.
• The transaction reallocates a first-round pick (10th overall, used to select Khaman Maluach) and twelve second-round draft assets.
• In addition to Houston and Phoenix, the Atlanta Hawks, Brooklyn Nets, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves participated in the deal.