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.

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.

After a heartbreaking finish to what was a magical season, the Cleveland Cavaliers were left scrambling to pick up the pieces. They have invested so much capital into their core of Donovan Mitchell, Darius Garland and Evan Mobley that the only logical option to improve the team is to trade one of the big fish to open up cap space.

Houston Rockets superstar forward Kevin Durant reportedly skipped out on a potential Golden State Warriors return for this one particular reason.

However, Durant made it known that he wanted to avoid a trade back to Golden State, where he spent three seasons, winning an NBA championship. Durant stayed put in Phoenix, until they Suns only recently traded him to the Houston Rockets.

After months of rumors and speculation, Kevin Durant was officially traded to the Houston Rockets last week. Multiple teams were in contention for Durant, but the Rockets came out on top with their trade package.