During his first media day with the Houston Rockets, star forward Kevin Durant said he is open to signing a contract extension with his new team.
On the occasion of his 37th birthday, it was Durant who brought the presents to his new home city, saying he is willing to make the stay longer than the one year remaining on his current four-year, $194.2 million contract.
“I do see myself signing a contract extension,” Durant said when asked Monday. “I can’t tell you exactly when that will happen, but I do see it happening.”
According to Yahoo Sports, Houston general manager Rafael Stone declined to discuss any contract extension possibilities.
Durant, who was traded from the Phoenix Suns to the Rockets in July, is a 15-time All-Star, who won the 2014 MVP as a member of the Oklahoma City Thunder.
In 17 NBA seasons, Durant has averaged 27.2 points with 7.0 rebounds and 4.4 assists over 1,123 games (1,120 starts) for the Thunder/Seattle SuperSonics (2007-16), Golden State Warriors (2016-19), Brooklyn Nets (2020-23) and Suns. He averaged 26.6 points with 5.7 rebounds and 6.0 assists in 62 games in Phoenix last season.
The Rockets missed the playoffs for four consecutive seasons before advancing last season under head coach Ime Udoka.
“Just seeing the quick progression in the franchise from where it was in the Chris Paul, James Harden era,” Durant said. “Seeing when Ime got here and how it turned around so fast. And I have some connections here in the organization, people who I have worked with already. So it just felt organic and natural coming into the gym.”
