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Kevin Durant #7 of the Houston Rockets looks on during the game against the New Orleans Pelicans on October 14, 2025 at Legacy in Atlanta, Georgia. Mercedes Oliver, NBAE via Getty Images/AFP

BIRMINGHAM, AL - OCTOBER 14: Kevin Durant #7 of the Houston Rockets looks on during the game against the New Orleans Pelicans on October 14, 2025 at Legacy in Atlanta, Georgia. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2025 NBAE   Mercedes Oliver/NBAE via Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Mercedes Oliver / NBAE / Getty Images / Getty Images via AFP)

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1760894085636AFP__20251015__2240675033__v1__MidRes__HoustonRocketsVNewOrleansPelicans.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Kevin Durant #7 of the Houston Rockets looks on during the game against the New Orleans Pelicans on October 14, 2025 at Legacy in Atlanta, Georgia. Mercedes Oliver, NBAE via Getty Images/AFP"/>Kevin Durant #7 of the Houston Rockets looks on during the game against the New Orleans Pelicans on October 14, 2025 at Legacy in Atlanta, Georgia. Mercedes Oliver, NBAE via Getty Images/AFP</div>NEW YORK -- NBA superstar Kevin Durant has agreed to a two-year contract extension worth $90 million with the Houston Rockets, according to multiple reports on Sunday.The 37-year-old American forward, a two-time NBA champion with the Golden State Warriors, will own the NBA record for highest career earnings at $598.2 million, overtaking LeBron James&#x27;s $583.9 million.Durant joined his fifth NBA club when the Phoenix Suns traded him to Houston last July as part of a seven-team deal, the largest in league history.Durant, the 2014 NBA Most Valuable Player, has helped spark the United States to four Olympic gold medals.<div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2025/6/22/nba-suns-to-send-kevin-durant-to-rockets-in-blockbuster-trade-0140">READ: Suns to send Kevin Durant to Rockets in blockbuster trade</a></div>Last season, the Suns lost six of their last seven games with Durant out due to an ankle injury and missed the playoffs. They were 3-17 when he was out of the lineup.Durant averaged 26.6 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.2 blocked shots a game last season, his 17th in the NBA.Durant was eligible for a maximum $120 million extension on his contract but accepted when he agreed to join the Rockets he would take less to help Houston add talent around him in hopes of making a run at the NBA title, Durant agent Rich Kleiman told ESPN.With earnings of $54.7 million for the NBA campaign that begins on Tuesday, Durant would stand to make $144.7 million over the remaining three years after signing the new deal.The 15-time NBA All-Star forward joins a Houston club that has re-signed coach Ime Udoka, agreed to new deals with guard Fred VanVleet, who is out with a knee injury, and New Zealand center Steven Adams and signed free agents Clint Capela and Dorian Finney-Smith. The Rockets also boast Turkish All-Star center Alperen Sengun.The Rockets will open the season on Tuesday at defending champion Oklahoma City.

NBA superstar Kevin Durant has agreed to a two-year contract extension worth $90 million with the Houston Rockets, according to multiple reports on Sunday.

NBA superstar Kevin Durant has agreed to a two-year contract extension worth $90 million with the Houston Rockets, according to multiple reports on Sunday.

NBA: Kevin Durant agrees to 2-year, $90-M extension with Rockets -- reports

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NBA: Kevin Durant agrees to 2-year, $90-M extension with Rockets -- reports

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Published October 20, 2025 01:28 AM PHT

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