The Phoenix Suns and Houston Rockets are working to contain a league-record seven groups within the Kevin Durant commerce, sources instructed Fred Katz of The Athletic.
The Atlanta Hawks, Brooklyn Nets, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves would additionally get entangled within the deal.
The small print of the commerce are presently being negotiated, with no deal imminent.
The framework entails the Hawks sending Clint Capela to the Rockets in a sign-and-trade. With Durant nonetheless headed to Houston, Dillon Brooks and Jalen Inexperienced would go to the Suns. Daeqwon Plowden is the one different energetic NBA participant concerned within the deal.
The remainder of the gamers are from draft-night trades that have been already agreed upon, which can’t be finalized till July 6.
Jake Fischer of The Folks’s Insider provides {that a} six-team commerce was being mentioned in the course of the second spherical of final week’s draft. The Hawks including Capela to the combo in a sign-and-trade would make it seven groups.
