The Durant trade effect begins! Houston Jump Shot Achilles Gun, Durant's Best Card for Houston Jump Shot, Ranked 2nd at a Time
Jun 23, 2025
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ESPN reported on the 23rd (Korea time) 'Kevin Durant was traded to the Houston Rockets. After the news broke, the NBA's winning dividend rate rose to +850 on ESPN next season. The second-highest dividend payout ratio after the Oklahoma City Thunder (+220).
This means Houston has the second-best chance of winning the league.
The trade will be officially completed on July 6 when the new league season begins.
The Phoenix Sons had to trade Durant this summer. He was the unrivaled No. 1 in salary cap this season, but failed to play in the play-in tournament as he ranked 11th in the West.
Durant, Devin Booker, and Bradley Beal's big three failed, and the 37-year-old Durant, whose value is still alive, was bound to be a trade card.
Ace Booker was Phoenix's franchise star and team's future, and Bill became a non-trade card as his value plummeted.
Durant still has strong shooting efficiency and scoring ability, followed by love calls from teams seeking to win.
However, there is also a risk of ageing 37 and an extension contract. Durant is under contract with Phoenix for the 2025-2026 season. After that, it will be released as an FA.
Eventually, the next destination was Houston. Houston gave away ace shooter Jaylon Green and 3&D Dylan Brooks to Phoenix. It will also give up to five second-round picks and first-round picks for this year's draft. It's a blockbuster trade.
Durant reported the trade on the 22nd at the Panatics Plague stage at the Javits Center in New York. Durant expects to be a member of Houston. I've had a lot of news on the backside trade the last few weeks, and I'm glad it's over. Phoenix got what he wanted, and I got what I wanted as well.
Phoenix received Jaylen Green, who can support Booker in the Durant trade, and Brooks, who has strength in defense. In addition, I got one first-round pick and five second-round picks that could be the cornerstone of future rebuilding.
It's not a bad result given Durant's age and contract period.
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Houston, which ranked second in the West last season, has All-Star big man Alferen Sengun and veteran guard Fred VanVleet, and has high potential newcomers such as Amen Thompson.
However, there was not enough stable scorer to take responsibility for the match.
According to NBA data firm GeniusIQ, Houston ranked 27th in the percentage of effective field goals for off-the-dribble jumpers and 24th in the percentage of effective field goals for all jumpers. He ranked seventh in isolation scores per game, but remained 27th in scoring efficiency per isolation, according to the report.
ESPN said 'Durant is the best jump shooter and shot creator that fits the Houston lineup perfectly. This season's jumper success rate was 49.7% and 53.1% in mid-range jumpers. In addition, in off-the-dribble jumpers, he posted a league-high 50.9% success rate.
Houston basically takes a lot of offensive positions by fast transitions. He succeeded this season with a strong rotation and pressure on offense and defense. However, in the situation of the match set-piece, the accuracy of the attack fell and became a weakness in the playoffs.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
