Rockets' trade interest in Kevin Durant continues to be exaggerated

Source: marcstein.substack.com
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Kevin Durant to the Rockets? Brian Gregory to the podium? Bradley Beal to… anywhere? We will stream live on @phnx_suns to answer all your sun questions with another Mailbag Monday episode! Enter here:
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Buddy is quietly rising to the 3pm rankings of all time and may be in the top ten next season.
He has a career of 2127 and is 16 years old.
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Are the Houston Rockets away from contender Kevin Durant? The first round of NBA takeaway (w/video) #Nbaplayoffs2025 #suns #Rockets azcentral.com/story/sports/nva-azcentral – 12:13 pm

Rockets offseason guide, including their way to land on KD/Giannis:
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This marks another season where neither Kevin Durant nor James Harden will stand out in the second round.
When they asked for a deal from Brooklyn, they all arrived at their preferred destination. They did not succeed.
The best chance of the Nets' three major wins is to stay as it is. – 8:42 am
More information about the storyline
Kendrick Perkins: Kevin Durant will eventually wear the Houston Rockets uniform. They have fragments. If I were a rocket, I would do my best. JabariSmith, Jalen Green, Cam Whitmore, and some draft picks from Kevin Durant. And don't come and give me Kevin Durant no more. Kevin Durant’s arrival in Houston was one thing he would do when he respected Ime Udoka because we knew they had a good relationship. You pair him with the Thompson Twins with Sengun, Fred Vanvleet and Rockets, hoping to make some noise. This is one thing they are missing in this series, and it's a closer thing, and Kevin Durant provides that. -VIA YouTube / May 5, 2025
People like Kevin Durant, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Zion Williamson and Devin Booker will be linked to Rumor Mill in the coming weeks, all depending on the direction of Houston. Team sources said the Rockets will closely monitor the market and have internal discussions on potential fit and offer. – New York Times/May 5, 2025
Panic alerts began to boast when the United States lost its first two exhibitions against Nigeria and Australia. Everyone is questioning whether the team will collapse. Will this be Popovich's biggest embarrassment as a coach? But, of course, he corrected the ship. “He doubled his efforts to what he wanted to guide them,” Pierce said. “It started with KD, Draymond [Green]all the way down, noble lady [Damian Lillard]. He always had proper fear because he knew we were not invincible. “The superstars allow Popovich to scream, they hope to be popular.



