Kevin Durant Reveals Big Goal for NBA Career After Rockets Trade originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Kevin Durant has been around the NBA block more times than we can count after 18 seasons of breaking ankles, draining clutch threes, hoisting trophies and silencing critics.

In Friday’s 2025 NBA summer-league opener, Reed Sheppard led the Rockets with 28 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 steals during a close loss to the Clippers.

Here we will look at and discuss the biggest mistake that the Houston Rockets may have made during the 2025 NBA free agency.

In an offseason packed with transactions-most notably a blockbuster trade that sent Kevin Durant to the Rockets from the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks and a raft of draft capital-Reed Sheppard is one of the beneficiaries of that deal.

Miller, who remains on the summer league roster despite being waived on Tuesday, has 23 points and 11 rebounds as the Clippers hold on for a 95-92 win. Cam Christie adds 21 points.

In a recent interview with the Houston Chronicle, Jalen Green opened up about his feelings surrounding his trade to Phoenix.

NBA veteran Gilbert Arenas debates whether or not the Houston Rockets should feel pressure to win a championship after adding Kevin Durant this summer.