Rockets lock in Kevin Durant on extension

Rival executives are watching whether Portland could rehab Ja Morant's value before flipping him, Bleacher Report's Jake Fischer said, though his $87M salary and injury history make a deadline deal unlikely.

NBA insider Brian Windhorst said Houston locking up Amen Thompson on a $208 million extension frees the Rockets to pursue another big trade, though he was unsure of the timing. He named Kevin Durant and Alperen Sengun as the two other max-money players who could realistically move.

A hypothetical proposal would send Kevin Durant and Steven Adams to Golden State in exchange for Jimmy Butler, Brandin Podziemski, an unprotected 2032 first-round pick and 2028 first-round swap rights going to Houston.