The NBA world was rocked by news that 15-time All-Star Kevin Durant is headed to the Houston Rockets in a blockbuster trade with the Phoenix Suns.
Durant, 36, is set to enter the final year of his contract in the 2025-26 NBA season. However, he remains one of the top players in the league, coming off a season in which he averaged 26.6 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game.
Since being selected with the second overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft by the then-Seattle Supersonics, Durant – a four-time scoring champion and the 2014 MVP – has averaged at least 20 points per game in each of his 17 seasons in the league.
Kevin Durant contract details
Kevin Durant has one year remaining on the four-year, $194.2 million contract extension he signed in August 2021 while he was still a member of the Brooklyn Nets. That came before he was traded to the Suns in February 2023.
Last season with Phoenix, Durant was paid a salary of $47,649,433, according to Basketball Reference.
He’s due $54.7 million in 2025-26 in the final year of his deal. He is eligible to sign a two-year, $122 million contract extension starting July 6.
If he waits until January, he can sign a two-year, $124 million extension. Those numbers are based on the NBA’s projected 2026-27 salary cap and the most Durant can make by taking up 35% of that cap number.
Of course, he could also opt to play out the final year of his contract and become a free agent after next season.
For his career, Durant has earned an estimated $399,155,146 in salary over his 17 seasons.
