Rockets renew Durant s contract? 2 years of $112 million, waiting for the opponent s signature

36-year-old Kevin Durant was recently traded by the Phoenix Suns to the Houston Rockets. Kevin Durant also expressed great satisfaction with this deal. After all, it wasn't very pleasant to stay with the Phoenix Suns. The team changed coaches many times and made many trades to strengthen the game, but in the end, they missed the playoffs in the 2024-25 season. As a result, the team also planned to trade itself to strengthen the lineup, which completely broke its heart.

When Kevin Durant joined the Phoenix Suns, he hoped to retire there. After a few years, things have changed. Now that I have joined the Houston Rockets, Kevin Durant also hopes that this is the last stop of his career and that he can retire here. After

After defeating Kevin Durant, the Rockets will become one of the top teams in the West. Because of this deal, they just sent Dillon Brooks and Jaylen Green away. Their scores and defensive abilities are not as good as Kevin Durant. The Rockets retained several excellent players, Van Vleet, Amen Thompson, Jabarry Smith and Shinkyung, and with Kevin Durant, it is almost one of the best super teams in the league.

In the 2024-25 season, the Houston Rockets became the favorite to win the playoffs after becoming the second in the Western Conference. Unfortunately, in the first round, they played against the Golden State Warriors. Due to their lack of experience in the playoffs and their scoring ability was not stable enough at critical moments, they lost to the Golden State Warriors in the tiebreak battle.

now owns Kevin Durant, and their competitiveness will be greatly improved. Kevin Durant is a veteran with excellent individual singles scoring skills. It is difficult to find an opponent in the shooting field. Especially when Kevin Durant became an outside pitcher, the defensive player could hardly pray that he missed the shot. In the 2024-25 season, he averaged 26.6 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.2 assists, with a shooting percentage of up to 52%, and a three-point shooting percentage of more than 40%.

In fact, it is not a wise choice to provide Kevin Durant with a two-year, $112 million contract renewal. Because after entering the 2025-26 season, Kevin Durant is 37 years old. Many veterans will experience a decline in their physical fitness after reaching the age of 37, resulting in their performance on both offense and defense will be much worse than before.

Stephen Curry and LeBron James are among the few players in the NBA who can still maintain MVP form after the age of 37. However, the two are still able to maintain excellent form, which is related to their tactical status, and they don't need to take on more defensive responsibilities as they did in the past. Kevin Durant had serious injuries in his legs, which is the most critical point.