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Kevin Durant Shocks Fans with Surprise 2-Year Extension Just Before Rockets Debut—What’s Behind the Move?

Kevin Durant Shocks Fans with Surprise 2-Year Extension Just Before Rockets Debut—What’s Behind the Move?

The 37-year-old Durant, now with three years and $144.7 million total on his contract, now holds the record over LeBron James for the highest career earnings in NBA history ($598.2 million).

Extending Durant gives the Rockets some security after trading for the former Phoenix Suns forward over this past summer. He was set to hit free agency next summer, with no long-term assurance that he had to stay in Houston.

Durant’s scoring ability and veteran presence should elevate the young Rockets roster, which went 52-30 last season under head coach Ime Udoka. The Rockets then lost a grueling seven-game series to the Golden State Warriors in the first round after a four-year playoff drought.

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