BREAKING: Phoenix Suns land Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, and picks in blockbuster Kevin Durant deal

After two turbulent seasons the Suns reset their future by moving on from Kevin Durant.

It’s official: Kevin Durant’s time in Phoenix has come to an end.

The 15-time All-Star, one of the game’s most gifted scorers and most polarizing figures, has been traded by the Phoenix Suns. Durant is headed to the Houston Rockets.

What the Suns receive in return is Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, the No. 10 pick in Wednesday’s draft, and five second-round selections. In one bold stroke, Phoenix has restocked its draft cabinet and reclaimed a measure of flexibility for the future, a necessary pivot for a franchise in need of direction.

Phoenix now finds itself with Devin Booker, Bradley Beal, and Jalen Green, three natural shooting guards vying for minutes in the same backcourt.

Green, the former No. 2 overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, brings athleticism and scoring punch. He played all 82 games last season for the Houston Rockets, who pushed the Golden State Warriors to seven games in the first round. Through four seasons, Green has averaged 20.1 points per game on 42/34/80 shooting splits, along with 4.3 rebounds and 3.4 assists.

The Suns also add toughness in Dillon Brooks, a battle-tested wing and Olympian with the Canadian national team. Known for his defensive tenacity and edge, Brooks has averaged 14.2 points per game on 42/36/80 splits across his career. If Phoenix is intent on redefining its culture with grit and attitude, Brooks is a step in the right direction.

The Suns have regained the draft pick they initially earned by finishing as the 11th seed in the Western Conference. It is a pick that, after the lottery, landed at No. 10 overall. Houston had acquired the selection via Brooklyn, but it’s now back in Phoenix’s hands. That gives the Suns the 10th, 29th, 52nd, and 59th picks in the upcoming NBA Draft.

This isn’t a grand slam. It’s a string of doubles. And for a franchise in desperate need of flexibility, depth, and direction, that might be exactly what’s needed.

What remains unclear is how Bradley Beal and Jalen Green will function alongside Devin Booker. The Suns now feature a trio of elite scoring guards, each with their own strengths and question marks. The talent is undeniable. Whether it will mesh, that’s the next great unknown.

Durant’s time in Phoenix

Kevin Durant’s time in Phoenix spanned just over two seasons, encompassing 145 games and averaging 26.8 points on an elite 53/43/85 shooting split. He arrived with promise and poise, declaring in his introductory press conference, “I think we got all the pieces to be successful…and we have guys that have been there.”

But in the end, they never got there.

Despite earning two All-Star selections during his tenure, the Suns fell short. Durant’s postseason record with Phoenix stands at 6–9 — a second-round exit, a first-round sweep, and one season without a playoff berth at all.

There were still flashes of greatness. In March 2025, Durant etched his name even deeper into basketball history, becoming just the eighth player ever to surpass 30,000 career points.

Kevin Durant departs Phoenix having delivered some undeniably impressive seasons. In 2023–24, he made 751 field goals, the ninth most in a single season in Suns history. His 2,302 points that year ranked fifth all-time for the franchise and were the most by a Sun since Amar’e Stoudemire in 2004–05. Durant’s 27.1 points per game in 2023-24 marked the second-highest scoring average in franchise history, falling just 10 points shy of Tom Chambers’ 27.2 in 1989–90.

The individual accolades were there. The team success? That’s a different story.

During Durant’s two-plus seasons in Phoenix, the Suns went 100–89 overall. With Durant in the lineup, they posted a strong 86–44 record. Without him, they went just 11–45 — a stark .196 winning percentage that laid bare the team’s lack of depth and over-reliance on its stars.

Now, the Kevin Durant era in Phoenix has come to a close. How it will ultimately be remembered — as a noble swing that fell short or a necessary chapter in the franchise’s evolution — remains to be seen.

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