Overview

• The Houston Rockets and Phoenix Suns are leading talks to expand their June 22 swap of Kevin Durant into a seven-team transaction.
• Sources say the Atlanta Hawks, Brooklyn Nets, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves are under discussion.
• Only five veteran players—Durant, Dillon Brooks, Jalen Green, Clint Capela and Daeqwon Plowden—are named in the current framework, with remaining assets drawn from draft-night agreements.
• If finalized, the deal would eclipse last summer’s six-team sign-and-trade as the largest multi-team transaction in league history.
• NBA rules prevent execution until the new league year begins on July 6, leaving all components subject to further change.