Kevin Durant traded to Rockets: Grades, reaction, Suns' next steps

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It's not every day the NBA world gets a Game 7 of the Finals and a future Hall of Famer changing teams via blockbuster trade.

But just hours before the Oklahoma City Thunder and Phoenix Suns play for the 2025 title (8 p.m. ET, ABC), the Phoenix Suns and Houston Rockets linked up to send Kevin Durant to Houston in a deal for Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, the No. 10 overall pick in Wednesday's draft and five second-rounders.

Which franchise won the trade? How will Durant fit within the Rockets' young roster? Are the Suns going full rebuild? ESPN NBA insider Kevin Pelton grades the deal from every angle.

Houston Rockets: B+

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