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Houston Rockets prima Kevin Durant has signed a two-year, $90 cardinal declaration extension, with a subordinate enactment for 2027-28, his concern spouse and Boardroom CEO Rich Kleiman told ESPN connected Sunday.
Durant was eligible for a maximum declaration hold of $120 cardinal implicit 2 years, but helium understood erstwhile helium chose the Rockets arsenic a commercialized destination that helium would beryllium sacrificing wealth connected a caller woody -- successful this lawsuit astir $30 cardinal -- truthful that the 2 sides could spouse for the agelong word and springiness the franchise team-building flexibility, Kleiman said.
The 37-year-old Durant present holds the grounds for the highest vocation net successful NBA past astatine $598.2 cardinal based connected existent and aboriginal salaries, surpassing LeBron James ($583.9 million). Durant is earning $54.7 cardinal this play and present has a full of 3 years and $144.7 cardinal connected his contract.
The Rockets announced they had signed Durant to an hold Sunday without disclosing terms.
Houston acquired Durant successful July arsenic portion of the largest commercialized successful NBA history, a historical seven-team woody that sent Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, No. 10 draught prime Khaman Maluach and second-round picks Rasheer Fleming and Koby Brea to the Phoenix Suns. The summation of Durant elevated the Rockets -- the reigning No. 2 effect successful the Western Conference -- arsenic a morganatic NBA rubric contender, teaming the two-time champion and two-time Finals MVP with young stars Alperen Sengun and Amen Thompson.
A 15-time All-Star, Durant gives the Rockets a premier leap shooter and changeable creator who fits seamlessly into the lineup. He changeable an NBA-best 49.7% connected jumpers and 53.1% connected midrange shots past play and had the champion shooting percent connected off-the-dribble jumpers (50.9%), according to GeniusIQ.
Those are areas wherever Durant volition marque a accordant interaction for the Rockets, who ranked 27th successful effectual tract extremity percent connected off-the-dribble jumpers and 24th successful effectual tract extremity percent connected each jumpers, according to GeniusIQ. The Rockets besides ranked seventh successful isolations per crippled but were 27th successful points per nonstop isolation.
Last season, Durant averaged 26.6 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.2 assists successful 62 games with the Suns. The aboriginal Hall of Famer has averaged astatine slightest 25 points connected 50% tract extremity shooting and 40% connected 3-pointers successful 3 consecutive seasons, the longest streak successful NBA history, according to ESPN Research.
Durant ranks eighth successful NBA vocation points and tin walk Wilt Chamberlain and Dirk Nowitzki connected the all-time database this play if helium scores astatine slightest 990. He has averaged astatine slightest 25 points per crippled successful 16 consecutive seasons, the astir successful league past down James (20 consecutive seasons). Durant has the astir vocation points per crippled successful Oklahoma City Thunder history, Brooklyn Nets past and Suns past and has the second-highest vocation points per crippled successful Golden State Warriors history, trailing Chamberlain.
The Rockets person completed important offseason concern too the Du...
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