{"id":247357,"date":"2025-08-23T18:48:30","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T18:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/247357\/"},"modified":"2025-08-23T18:48:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T18:48:30","slug":"houston-rockets-to-get-discounted-rate-in-kevin-durant-contract-extension-i-report-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/247357\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston Rockets To Get Discounted Rate in Kevin Durant Contract Extension I Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new report claims not only that <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/tag\/kevin-durant\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kevin Durant;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Kevin Durant<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/tag\/houston-rockets\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Houston Rockets;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Houston Rockets<\/a> are closing in on an extension, but it is likely to be for a discounted rate.<\/p>\n<p>The biggest move of the summer offseason was the Rockets bolstering their chances of a trip to the NBA Finals next year by acquiring league legend Kevin Durant. The 15-time All-Star brings exactly what this very young team needed. An elite go-to scorer in clutch moments. And a veteran player with a championship resume.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>However, there is one issue in the deal: Durant is only signed for one more year. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotrac.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/2717\/kevin-durant\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:four-year, $194 million;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">four-year, $194 million<\/a> pact he signed with the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/tag\/brooklyn-nets\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Brooklyn Nets;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Brooklyn Nets<\/a> in 2022 is set to expire next summer. Which means the future Hall-of-Fameer could be one and done in H-Town.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Durant contract: $54.7 million in 2025-26<img alt=\"houston rockets\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"788\" height=\"525\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/beb746ee4bd5ff6965416ece1be74f6f.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>But according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/46042225\/lebron-james-kevin-durant-unprecedented-next-chapter-their-20-year-rivalry\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:ESPN NBA insider Brian Windhorst;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">ESPN NBA insider Brian Windhorst<\/a>, the two sides are near an extension. And it likely would be a deal that comes with a discount. Compared to what Durant could potentially make on the open market.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Rockets and Durant have had discussions about a new contract, and there is belief they will come to terms, sources said, but they\u2019ve yet to come to an agreement,\u201d Windhorst revealed. Durant, like [LeBron] James, is no longer viewed as a centerpiece, as Houston builds around a young core of players it acquired through the draft.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2026 In the end, Durant might need to accept less than a maximum contract, which he has been on since 2011, if he wants to stay in Houston.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Durant will turn 37 next month. So the extension is likely to only be a year or two. He is set to make $54.7 million this season. It makes sense if the yearly annual rate on his next deal is in the $45-$50 million range.<\/p>\n<p>Related Headlines<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new report claims not only that Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets are closing in on an&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":247358,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3794],"tags":[7,2949,247,292,194,4066,938,516,6,211],"class_list":{"0":"post-247357","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-houston-rockets","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-brian-windhorst","10":"tag-brooklyn-nets","11":"tag-houston","12":"tag-houston-rockets","13":"tag-houstonrockets","14":"tag-kevin-durant","15":"tag-lebron","16":"tag-nba","17":"tag-rockets"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/115079577868399582","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247357","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=247357"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247357\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/247358"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=247357"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=247357"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=247357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}