Overview

• The NBA officially approved its first seven-team trade on July 6, sending Kevin Durant and Clint Capela to the Houston Rockets.
• The Phoenix Suns received Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, Khaman Maluach, Rasheer Fleming, Koby Brea, Daeqwon Plowden and a second-round pick to bolster their youth-driven rebuild.
• Five other teams—the Nets, Warriors, Hawks, Lakers and Timberwolves—reconfigured draft holdings by acquiring prospects such as Alex Toohey, Jahmai Mashack and Rocco Zikarsky.
• Teams used sign-and-trade exceptions, draft-pick swaps and salary-cap maneuvering to fold related moves into one consolidated deal.
• Durant joins a Rockets team that finished second in last season’s Western Conference and is eligible for a two-year extension under his expiring contract.