The Phoenix Suns enter free agency without Kevin Durant, who they traded to the Houston Rockets before the 2025 NBA Draft.

Kevin Durant denied that his past experience with Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr played a role in his not wanting to reunite with the team prior to the 2025 NBA trade deadline.

On Monday, Murdock published a story about Durant getting traded from the Phoenix Suns to the Houston Rockets and what the move means for the nomadic superstar, who is set to join his fifth NBA team once the deal is complete.

Kevin Durant Reveals Bold Message After Joining Rockets originally appeared on Athlon Sports. In a blockbuster move that immediately reshaped the NBA landscape, Kevin Durant was traded from the Phoenix Suns to the Houston Rockets this past weekend.

Durant adds a new dimension to Houston's offense. The team struggled to shoot from deep and lacked a true shot creator. It's perhaps the biggest reason the Rockets suffered an early first-round exit in the playoffs. Although 36 years old, the star takes the load off players such as Alperen Sengun and Fred VanVleet.

3. Among the 52 players with at least 20,000 career points, he ranks second (behind Stephen Curry) in true shooting percentage (62%). He’s the only one of those 52 players to have shot at least 50% from the field and at least 37% from 3-point range.