Report: Rockets Interested In Trading For Kevin Durant, Devin Booker

According to NBA insider Sam Amick of The Athletic, the Houston Rockets are interested in trading for Kevin Durant and Devin Booker. 

The Rockets have young players and draft capital they can send to the Phoenix Suns for Durant or Booker, two of the best players in the NBA. 

“We know the Houston’s of the world have been looking at Devin Booker, and KD’s certainly going to have a market.”@sam_amick says the deteriorating situation in Phoenix remains one to monitor this summer 👀

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The Suns have been a walking disaster this season despite having Durant, Booker and Bradley Beal. They are 28-33, 11th place in the Western Conference standings. 

If the season ended today, Phoenix wouldn’t even make the play-in tournament. 

Durant will make $54.7 million next season in the final year of his contract, while Booker is slated to make $53.1 million in 2025-26. 

Neither Durant nor Booker have a no-trade clause in their contract. Most people around the NBA believe the Suns will trade Durant this offseason and keep Booker, who has spent his entire career with Phoenix. 

The Golden State Warriors had a deal to acquire Durant at this year’s NBA trade deadline, but Durant blocked it because he didn’t want to get traded “midway through the season.”

The future Hall of Famer made it known behind the scenes he didn’t want to get traded and the Warriors didn’t want to trade for a player who didn’t want to be with them. 

“I just didn’t wanna get traded midway through the season,” Durant told NBA reporter Malika Andrews of ESPN. “It was nothing against my time with the Warriors. Or I heard it was because I don’t like Draymond (Green). At the end of the day, I just didn’t wanna move and I wanted to see it through with my team in Phoenix and see what we can do through the rest of the season. So I’m glad I’m still there.”

The San Antonio Spurs, Dallas Mavericks, Minnesota Timberwolves, Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat will pursue a Durant trade this offseason, an NBA source told Hoops Wire.