Kevin Porter Jr. to Rockets: Full Interview

The NBA championship is a business, and even its superstars do not escape it. On Sunday, Kevin Durant and his long record like the arm was transferred from the Suns for the Rockets.

The 36 -year -old, who will know his sixth franchise in the world’s largest league in Houston (Seattle, Oklahoma City, Golden State, Brookyln and therefore Phoenix), was exchanged for Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, the tenth choice of the Draft 2025 and five second round choices.

For the double MVP of the finals (2017 and 2018), which will start his 19th season in the NBA, this transfer is not a surprise, he who had left desires for that matter. THE timingon the other hand, obviously took the main interested party. The latter learned his trade While participating in a media event in New York.

Present on stage to give an interview in public, “KD” was then apostrophe by several spectators, who announced the new live. Some even directly asked him what he thought of this new start.

“We’re going to see huh,” said the native of Washington with a big smile, which seemed above all to hide a certain stupor. We’re going to see what’s going to happen. We will see. “

Information, revealed as early as ESPNhowever turned out to be very correct, although the transfer will not be formalized until July 6, date of the start of the new year in the NBA.

Quadruple Olympic champion (2012, 2016, 2021, 2024) and world champion (2010) with the United States, double NBA champion (2017, 2018) with the Warriors, Kevin Durant will try to help the Rockets to cross a level in the next championship. Second in the western conference in 2024-2025, Houston was eliminated in seven acts by Golden State in the first round of the play-off.