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The Rockets don t want Durant, they all took the initiative to negotiate because the asking price was too high

6:46am, 17 May 2025【Basketball】

According to reports from TA reporters Kelly Iko and Sam Amick, the Rockets and Suns' deal negotiations on Durant may have ended. A month ago, reporter Kelly Iko also reported that Durant was very interested in the Rockets. But unexpectedly, the big reversal is now. The two reporters said that the Rockets have been in a wait-and-see state and do not have to get Durant. The main reason is that the Suns are asking for too high prices and the Rockets don’t want to send too many young people away. Ben Dubose, another reporter of the Rockets, also said that the Rockets believed that the Suns asked for a deal to negotiate too high, which caused the Rockets not to want it. It is worth mentioning that the Suns and Rockets trade negotiations were initiated by the Suns, and the Rockets have always expressed their intention to send away too many young people and the first round during the negotiations. The Rockets are currently building their team with young players, and Durant is also a supporting role when he comes, and Durant is old and makes the Rockets feel that the chips are too heavy.

Previously, the famous sports platform's open-air stands stated that the Suns' asking price for the Rockets was 2 first rounds + Dillon + Jabary Smith Jr., and even needed to join Ethan. Seeing Durant's attendance and status in recent years, the Rockets only came up with two first-rounders and some marginal players. This season, the teams that traded Durant, in addition to the Rockets, there are also the Heat, Timberwolves and Warriors, but Durant has rejected the Warriors.

What many people did not expect was that Durant was no longer valuable, and this was the strongest mercenary in the league. But at the end of Durant's career, all teams wanted Durant's firepower, but all teams felt that he was too old and didn't want to give too many bargaining chips. There are not many players like James, and even at the end of his career, many teams want it.