“A league source informed The Republic the Rockets would be the ideal landing spot for Durant,” Suns beat writer Duane Rankin reports.

The Houston Rockets are the “ideal landing spot” in a trade for Phoenix star Kevin Durant, an NBA source told Suns beat writer Duane Rankin of the Arizona Republic.

“A league source informed The Republic the Rockets would be the ideal landing spot for Durant, saying they need a ‘go-to guy’ in the fourth quarter and have draft picks and young players to offer the Suns in return,” Rankin writes.

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Rockets coach Ime Udoka has a relationship with Durant. Udoka was an assistant in Brooklyn in the 2020-21 season when Durant was with the Nets.

Durant is also close friends with Rockets assistant Royal Ivey. They both played at the University of Texas and were teammates at Oklahoma City.

Confirming recent reports, Rankin notes that a Durant trade is expected to take place in the coming days. Among many ties to Houston and the state of Texas, Durant is also linked to Jeff Green, who played with the Rockets in each of the previous two seasons.

For four seasons at the start of their NBA careers, Durant and Green were teammates in Seattle and Oklahoma City.

“His day-to-day approach is unlike anybody I’ve been around or seen.”

Rockets coach Ime Udoka on Kevin Durant. Was an assistant in Brooklyn when Durant was there.

“With all the accolades he still has a chip, is grumpy as hell every other day, but he holds himself to a high… pic.twitter.com/VnBeBoNesW

— Duane Rankin (@DuaneRankin) March 31, 2025