{"id":146051,"date":"2025-07-04T06:24:20","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T06:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/146051\/"},"modified":"2025-07-04T06:24:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T06:24:20","slug":"lakers-complete-kevin-durant-trade-involving-7-teams-nba-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/146051\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakers complete Kevin Durant trade involving 7 teams, NBA history"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Los Angeles Lakers can say they were part of the biggest trade in NBA history.<\/p>\n

A record seven teams joined together to complete a deal, centered around Kevin Durant’s trade from the Rockets to the Suns. Also taking part were the Timberwolves, Warriors, Hawks and Nets.<\/p>\n

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The Lakers’ role wasn’t major and it didn’t bring with it a bunch of new moves, but rather already reported dealings that got consolidated for efficiency reasons.<\/p>\n

According to Marc Stein<\/a>, the Lakers’ only acquisition in the deal were the already known draft rights to Adou Thiero from Brooklyn.<\/p>\n

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The Lakers sent out the draft rights to Rocco Zikarsky and cash considerations to the Timberwolves.<\/p>\n

It’s not a crucial role for L.A. to play by any means, but the cash they sent to Minnesota must’ve helped facilitate other parts of the deal.<\/p>\n

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And now the Lakers can say they made history.<\/p>\n

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