Suns Bid Farewell to Kevin Durant With Three Words originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
Kevin Durant’s move to the Houston Rockets was made official on Sunday, with the Phoenix Suns, Brooklyn Nets, Golden State Warriors, Atlanta Hawks, Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves all getting involved as well to complete the largest trade in NBA history.
Aside from Durant, the Rockets also acquired Clint Capela in return. Phoenix received Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks and Daeqwon Plowden, as well as 2025 rookies Khaman Maluach, Rasheer Fleming and Koby Brea along with two second-round picks.
The Lakers got rookie Adou Thiero and cash in the deal, while the Warriors received 2025 second-round picks Alex Toohey (No. 52) and Jahmai Mashack (No. 59).
Brooklyn got two future second-round picks, while the Hawks acquired David Roddy, a second-round pick and cash. To complete the trade, the Wolves received rookie Rocco Zikarsky, two second-round picks and cash, per NBA.com.
After the transaction was announced, the Suns made sure to show their appreciation to Durant with a short and simple message.
“Thank you, KD,” the Suns wrote, along with an edited graphic showing multiple photos of the superstar.
Kevin Durant finished his Suns career with averages of 26.8 points, 6.3 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.2 blocks in 145 regular season games through three seasons.
The All-Star forward arrived in Phoenix in 2023 after the Nets traded him for a plethora of unprotected first-round draft picks, as well as Cam Johnson, Mikal Bridges and Jae Crowder.
The blockbuster trade comes after the Suns failed to make the playoffs last season despite boasting a Big 3 of Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal. Despite having KD for the past three seasons, the team never advanced to the conference finals.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 7, 2025, where it first appeared.