Kevin Durant’s $90 Million Deal with Rockets: What This Game-Changing Extension Means for the NBA’s Future

Kevin Durant’s $90 Million Deal with Rockets: What This Game-Changing Extension Means for the NBA’s Future

It was expected that Durant would get less than the max from Houston, but the expectation this summer was that he still wanted a nine-figure contract extension. This came in a little below that number, but it gives the Rockets flexibility in roster building over the next couple of years, such as signing Tari Eason to an extension but staying below the second tax apron.

This contract technically moves Durant ahead of LeBron James in all-time career earnings, based on past and current contracts: Durant is now at $598.2 million, while LeBron is “only” at $583.9 million (however, if LeBron plays another season after this one, he will retake the lead if the contract is worth $14.3 million, which is less than next season’s mid-level exception).

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