Houston Rockets star Kevin Durant is on the cover of the upcoming November print issue of Sports Illustrated. That issue is the iconic magazine’s official 2025-26 basketball preview.
Written by NBA writer Chris Mannix, the cover story profiles how trading for the All-Star forward in the 2025 offseason could have the Rockets poised for championship contention. Excerpts were released to ClutchFans for promotional purposes.
“I think other teams valued growing their younger players and draft picks,” Durant says of his offseason trade. “I’m a veteran, [now] 37 years old, with a high price tag.