122 million in 2 years, Durant wants to retire with the Rockets! Famous reporter revealed his next plan: Trade the White Devil to strengthen

Can sign a new contract of $122 million for two years, Durant was revealed to want to retire with the Rockets! Famous reporter Shams revealed that the Rockets' next plan is to try to trade the White Demon to strengthen the wing vacancy after Dillon left.

KD wants to retire in the Rockets

Offs since the offseason, the Rockets are one of the most active teams in the trading and free markets, and have completed several contract renewals and transactions in succession. Among them, 8 for 1 is undoubtedly the most popular and paying attention to Durant.

With Durant's cooperation, the Rockets won Durant at a price, and only paid Jaylen Green, Dillon, No. 10 and 5 second round picks.

But getting Durant doesn't mean it's over, and the Rockets still need to deal with the renewal of his contract, which is worth $54.7 million in the last year of the contract.

According to famous reporter Shams, Durant's team will discuss contract renewal with the Rockets, and his goal is to retire with the Rockets.

"Durant is very excited about being able to play in the Rockets. He is especially looking forward to playing with young players such as Shin Kyung, Amen, Xiao Jia, Shepard and Ethan, as well as coach Uduka. The two have always had a good personal relationship. They were very familiar with each other as early as the American men's basketball team. They respect each other and have trust in each other." Shams said on the show.

can sign 2 years and 122 million

Durant will be eligible for renewal on July 6, when he can sign a two-year and $122 million contract with the Rockets. Due to the restrictions of the 38-year-old rule, Durant can only sign a two-year contract at most.

If you are not in a hurry to renew your contract, Durant can wait until 6 months before signing a two-year contract worth $124 million with the Rockets.

Of course, this is just the renewal power and the maximum contract amount that Durant will have at that time, and it is not the intention that both parties have reached.

Because according to the Rockets' operations this summer, it is highly likely that it will happen to persuade Durant to reduce his salary appropriately.

Such speculation is not groundless. As early as when Durant joined the Rockets, Shams revealed in the podcast program "PatMcAfeeShow" that Durant is willing to reduce his salary appropriately to help the Rockets continue to strengthen.

The Rockets can do big things

Not only Durant, but most of the players who have renewed the contract have completed large or small salary cuts, especially re-signing Van Jordan.

The Rockets first rejected its $44.89 million team option, and then signed a new two-year $50 million contract with it, so that the Rockets can free up $20 million in one go in the 25-26 season.

also reduces the Rockets' overall salary to below the luxury tax line, and can be reinforced with a full $14.1 million special case, such as pursuing high-quality role players like Alexander Walker.

In addition, the Rockets are also actively seeking to continue to strengthen in the trading market. Since only one first-round pick was given in the Durant transaction, the Rockets can also package and trade up to 5 first-round picks.

Whether it is pursuing Antetokounmpo or Jokic, the Rockets will be strong contenders that cannot be ignored.

As Jeff Teague said on the Club 520 podcast, if Amen cannot develop his shooting ability quickly, the Rockets will need to introduce another scorer. The Rockets are indeed planning related plans. According to Shams, the Rockets are considering packaging the draft pick and trading with Whitmore to get an immediate combat power that can help the team immediately.

Especially after Dillon was sent away in the Durant trade, the Rockets hoped to fill the wing vacancy, and salary expert Bobby Max took advantage of the situation to mention the potential target Finney Smith.