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Kevin Durant has reached an agreement with the Houston Rockets for a two-year contract extension valued at $90 million, as reported by senior NBA insider Shams Charania of ESPN. The agreement was officially announced later on Sunday.
A statement from the Rockets read: “The Houston Rockets have officially signed forward Kevin Durant to a contract extension. He joined the team after being traded from Phoenix as part of a historic seven-team trade on July 6, 2025, which set an NBA record.”
Durant, a former MVP and a 15-time All-Star, has been named to the All-NBA team 11 times (six times on the First Team and five times on the Second Team). He is also a four-time scoring champion and has won two NBA championships, earning Finals MVP accolades on both occasions. Only LeBron James (21), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (19), and Kobe Bryant (18) have more All-Star selections in NBA history.
In his career, Durant boasts averages of 27.2 points, 7.0 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 1.13 blocks, and 1.05 steals. He is one of just six players in NBA history to have career averages of at least 25.0 points per game, 7.0 rebounds, and 4.0 assists, while also being the only one to achieve these figures along with at least 1.00 block and 1.00 steal per game.
As this season begins, Durant needs 849 points to surpass Wilt Chamberlain for seventh place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list and 990 points to overtake Dirk Nowitzki for sixth. He has maintained an average of at least 25.0 points per game for the past 16 seasons. The only other player with more than 12 seasons averaging 25 or more points is LeBron James (20).
Over the last five seasons, Durant has ranked fifth in the league for scoring with an average of 27.5 points per game and sixth in three-point shooting percentage at .415, among players making two or more three-pointers per game. In the 2024-25 season, he was one of six players to record at least 26.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game.
For the past three seasons and seven times in his career, Durant has averaged at least 25.0 points while shooting over 50.0% from the field and 40.0% from beyond the arc. No other player has achieved that benchmark more than three times.
The 37-year-old multi-position player was eligible for a maximum extension of $120 million but chose to accept a lesser amount to help the Rockets remain flexible under salary cap constraints since his trade to the team in July. The new contract extension is fully guaranteed for the next two years and also includes a player option for the 2027-28 season, according to Charania.
With the 2025-26 NBA Regular Season beginning on Wednesday, the Rockets, coached by Ime Udoka, will face the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder at Paycom Center on Tuesday.
Before teaming up with Turkish star Alperen Sengun in Houston, Durant played a total of 1,293 games in the NBA, representing the Phoenix Suns, Brooklyn Nets, Golden State Warriors, and Oklahoma City Thunder/Seattle SuperSonics. He secured two NBA championships with the Warriors in 2017 and 2018, earning Finals MVP honors both times, and was named season MVP for the 2013-14 season.
On the international stage, Durant has won Olympic gold medals for the United States in 2012, 2016, 2021, and 2024. As the first male athlete to achieve four Olympic golds, he aims to secure a fifth in Los Angeles in 2028.
He was also named tournament MVP during the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and received similar honors at the 2010 FIBA World Championship, where he also won gold.
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