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Refused to send 3 new stars, Rockets two-chip bid KD! Famous reporter clarified the three-party transaction: Hucheng gambling on the Suns to reduce the price

11:11pm, 26 June 2025Basketball

Refused to send out three new stars, and the Rockets used only Jaylen Green + one first-round two chips to officially quote KD! The famous reporter quickly clarified that the Celtics had no intention of trading in three parties to pursue Durant, and also revealed that Houston was betting on the Suns to reduce the price.

Rockets' two-chip quotation KD

According to Brett Siegel, a reporter from US media "Clutch Points", the Rockets have officially quoted Durant to the Suns, with only Jaylen Green + the first round of the Suns in 25th (No. 10th).

Even though the Suns had made it clear that Durant's trading return base was two first rounds + 1 first round, multiple sources revealed to Brett Siegel that the Rockets' offer provided a possibility of reaching a deal, but the Suns wanted more.

The Suns hope to get Jaylen Green + No. 10 picks + Ethan, Jay, Shepard or Dillon.

However, the Rockets have a firm attitude and are unwilling to send out any of the three new stars Ethan, Jabbarry Smith Jr. and Shepard that the Suns really want.

In this case, Evan Sidery followed up and pointed out that the Suns have turned their attention to Whitmore again, believing that he will play a more important role after joining the team, hoping that the Rockets will send the White Devils as part of the trade supplement.

, but there is no news yet that the Rockets are willing to continue to increase their bargaining chips, and they are not anxious to trade the White Devils, because the Rockets generally believe that Shepard and the White Devils have failed to achieve their ideal growth performance. The core reason is that they did not get enough time to play.

Rockets bet that the Suns will reduce the price

, and reporter Shadab Khan followed up and said that the Suns had no intention of leaving Jaylen Green behind because his positioning overlaps with Booker, and the transaction between the two parties also needs to find a third party, so the possibility of the Rockets getting Durant is getting lower unless the Suns take the initiative to reduce the price.

ESPN famous reporter Vincenter also talked about this and made it clear that the Suns' negotiations with the Rockets had reduced prices for a round. Initially, the Suns' goal was to give priority to getting their first rounds of 27 and 29 years, but was rejected by the Rockets.

The Suns then hope to get two starters + 1 first round, but the Rockets were only willing to give Jaylen Green + No. 10 picks, which puts the two sides in a deadlock.

Venthorst bluntly stated that Houston's attitude was clear, and they were betting that the Suns would also lower the price to sell Durant.

Durant's market conditions are not good

. The reason why the Rockets are confident of doing this is that Durant has a significant risk of injury and age conflicts with the existing lineup. On the other hand, Durant's market feedback is poor.

According to reporter Brett Siegel, the five teams in the market that are leading Durant for the competition have completed their offer, but the Suns are not satisfied.

Except for the Rockets, the general quotes of the other four teams are as follows.

Spurs: Unwilling to give away the second pick, and it also made it clear that it would not increase the price;

Timberwolves: Unwilling to give away McDan, the core chips are Gobert or Randall, plus Divincenzo, Dillingham and No. 17 draws, but Durant is unwilling to join the Timberwolves, and will not renew the contract after the transaction.

Heat: Unwilling to send out Wealth, but instead targeted Cody Martin, the core chip is Wiggins, and the two sides are raising the draft picks;

Raptors: Unwilling to send out Pelter, and the core chip is Barrett or Quickley, and the same is raising the draft chips.

The famous reporter refuted the rumors and poured cold water on it again

When the market conditions were already poor, the famous reporter Zach Lowe took the initiative to clarify that the Celtics had no intention of Durant after revealing that the Celtics might have completed a three-party transaction around Zhu Holiday and Durant.

So as reporter Brett Siegel said, the Suns are indeed peddling Durant in a crazy way, hoping to complete the deal before the draft to continue building the team around Booker.

However, all teams are aware of the current critical situation of the Suns, which has led to the Suns being passive in the trade negotiations with various teams. It is very likely that they have to accept the price cut.

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