The Houston Rockets have traded Filipino American Jalen Green and his teammate Dillion Brooks to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Kevin Durant.
According to CBS Sports, the Suns also received the 10th pick in this week’s draft as well as five second round picks.
The trade was first reported by ESPN’s Shams Charania on Sunday. After Green shared photos of himself and Brooks throughout their time as Rockets players on his Instagram stories.
Green has yet to comment on the trade.
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