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Kevin Durant stunned to find out he was traded to Houston Rockets
The trade of All-Star forward Kevin Durant from the Phoenix Suns to the Houston Rockets came as a surprise to many NBA observers – including Durant himself.
The four-time scoring champion and 2014 league MVP was on stage for an interview session on the final day of Fanatics Fest in New York City when he found out he was being dealt to Houston.
In return, the Suns will receive Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, the No. 10 pick in the 2025 draft and five second-round picks, USA TODAY Sports has confirmed.
Even Durant wasn't sure the news was real.
BREAKING: Kevin Durant was traded to the Houston Rockets while he was ON STAGE at Fanatics had no clue and even asked if it was his first reaction to being traded: 'We're gonna see man, we're gonna see.'
"We're gonna see man," Durant said. "We're gonna see."
This marks the third time in his career Durant has been traded.
The Golden State Warriors traded him and a first-round draft pick to the Brooklyn Nets in July 2019 for Treveon Graham, Shabazz Napier and D'Angelo Russell.
The Nets sent him to Phoenix in February 2023 as part of a four-team blockbuster with the Milwaukee Bucks and Indiana Pacers.
