Rockets’ Kevin Durant issues ‘no brainer’ admission after signing $90 million extension

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Although Kevin Durant and today he is one of the best scorers in the NBA, he is nearing the end of his great career. So, the two-year $90 million contract extension he signed with Houston Rockets on Sunday could be the last deal he ever agrees to in this league. Such a decision cannot be taken lightly. He is a two-time Finals MVP extremely confident in this unionhowever, identifying Space City as the most optimal way forward.

“I’m excited,” Durant told reporters Monday, per Adam Wexler of SportsTalk 790. “That was the intent when I came here, to try to be with this group as long as possible. It was a no-brainer to sign on that line.”

The future Hall of Famer took a discount to stay in Houston for the next few seasons, giving up the chance to earn up to $120 million to give the organization additional financial flexibility. The Rockets can now turn their attention to locking up versatile forward Tari Eason before Monday’s 6:00 PM ET deadline to sign players to rookie-scale extensions. Franchise pillar and first-team all-defensive selection Amen Thompson will be eligible for a new contract next summer.

Durant is willing make this sacrifice because he, like many other people, firmly believes that this franchise can compete for a championship during the 2025-26 campaign. The 37-year-old can do his part to help make that plan a reality, no money questions to answer.

Durant is all in on the Rockets

“I just talked to {general manager Raphael Stone and head coach Ime Udoka}, and how they wanted to build the team and how I see myself in this organization, I thought it was the perfect deal for us. I’m glad we can get that out of the way. We won’t have to worry about outside noise all season if I’m not under contract to focus on the season, so we can just focus on b.

Monitoring devastating injury to Fred VanVleetKevin Durant is even more valuable to Houston. In addition to the high-level offense he’s expected to provide — 26.6 points while shooting 52.7 percent from the field and 43.0 percent from behind the 3-point line last season — the six-time All-NBA first teamer brings a wealth of experience to a roster that still has plenty of young players. Durant isn’t often heralded as a vocal leader, but he has a ton of hoops-based wisdom.

Houston will try to get as much as they can out of him over the next three years ($43 million player option for 2027-28). Any input on the ground will certainly be helpful as well.





2025-10-20 19:09:00

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