{"id":105391,"date":"2025-06-17T18:53:15","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T18:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/105391\/"},"modified":"2025-06-17T18:53:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T18:53:15","slug":"rockets-rumors-houston-makes-firm-kevin-durant-trade-offer-but-theres-a-catch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/105391\/","title":{"rendered":"Rockets rumors: Houston makes \u2018firm\u2019 Kevin Durant trade offer, but there\u2019s a catch"},"content":{"rendered":"

The post Rockets rumors: Houston makes \u2018firm\u2019 Kevin Durant trade offer, but there\u2019s a catch<\/a> appeared first on ClutchPoints<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s only a matter of time before the Phoenix Suns<\/a> trade Kevin Durant<\/a> away, with the two-time Finals MVP reportedly having the Houston Rockets as one of his three preferred landing spots \u2013 the San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat being the other two. But it seems as though the Rockets are going to have to bridge the gap that remains in trade negotiations for the 36-year-old star forward.<\/p>\n

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According to Kelly Iko of The Athletic, the Rockets have already made a \u201cfirm offer\u201d to the Suns for Durant, but Phoenix was reportedly \u201cunderwhelmed<\/a>\u201d with the offer that they sent. There seems to be no rush on the Suns\u2019 end to pull the trigger on a trade sending Durant to any of his preferred destinations, as they are looking to play it out and drum up a bidding war among teams interested in the future Hall of Famer\u2019s services.<\/p>\n

While Iko\u2019s sources did not reveal what the Rockets had offered for the Suns to consider that package as something that\u2019s not worth their while, it\u2019s likely that Jalen Green would be one of the main pieces<\/a> headed to the Valley in such a scenario. The Suns have reportedly done their due diligence on Green, according to previous reporting from HoopsHype\u2019s Michael Scotto.<\/p>\n

Green struggled a ton in the playoffs and would be an iffy fit at best alongside two other guards in Devin Booker and Bradley Beal. With the Suns having no control over their future first-round draft picks, they would want to remain as competitive as possible \u2014 and a trio of Green, Booker, and Beal would not just have positional overlap, but their games do not complement each other as well.<\/p>\n

Nonetheless, expect the Rockets to come back with a more competitive offer, especially if the Spurs and Heat improve their potential trade packages for Durant.<\/p>\n

Rockets face cap crunch amid Kevin Durant pursuit\"Ron<\/p>\n

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With Durant set to make $54 million next season, the Rockets will need to put together a trade package worth nearly the same amount that the Suns star is making. Houston is approaching the second apron, and if they aggregate players together in a potential deal with the Suns, they cannot go over that threshold.<\/p>\n

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The path of least financial resistance for the Rockets in any such deal would be to include Green, but it doesn\u2019t seem like the Suns are interested if he were the centerpiece of a Durant trade package.<\/p>\n

Related: NBA rumors: \u2018Certain trade scenarios\u2019 exist for Kevin Durant, Rockets partnership<\/a><\/p>\n

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