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Just 4 days after coming to the Rockets, KD caused controversy! There is no chance to cut salary when competing for the championship, but it is difficult to renew Jia Yisen.

7:33pm, 29 June 2025【Basketball】

On June 27, after just four days of coming to the Rockets, Durant asked the team the biggest problem, with a maximum salary cut of 2 million yuan? Force the Rockets to pay taxes may even dismantle the team.

Durant said that he came to the Rockets to compete for the championship. It is true that his goal may be like this, but at the same time, he didn't want to make sacrifices and didn't want to ask for less money when he came to win the championship. This really posed a huge problem for the Rockets. Because now, according to a revelation brought by NBA ace reporter Shams, Durant is going to renew his contract with the Rockets, and he wants to retire in this team, but the contract he wants is 122 million for two years or 124 million for two years. What does this contract mean? The annual salary is 60 million, and I am not prepared to cut the salary at all.

It's okay to win the championship, but at the age of 37, he is still unwilling to cut his salary and wants to make money while winning the championship. This is a bit unreasonable, but Durant just thinks. A normal contract should be about 100 million yuan in two years, which will actively reduce the team's salary by more than 10 million yuan, free up some salary space to help the Rockets avoid the possibility of paying taxes in the future. The most important thing is to leave more room to facilitate the Rockets to renew their contracts for their rookies.

But what does 124 million in two years mean? This means that this is the highest amount that Durant can sign in theory. He is not ready to get less money. It is okay to come here to compete for the championship, but he is unwilling to get less money. If the signings cannot be strengthened, that is your own problem. Anyway, Durant doesn't care, then this will indeed have a great blow and a heavy blow to the Rockets.

Any superstar who wants to compete for the championship has to cut his salary first. For example, James went to the Heat to cut his salary directly to help the team stay Haslem. Durant had just gone to the Warriors to win the championship, and signed a contract for less than 30 million a year. But if you bite the Rockets first, you will have the highest price, and you will hardly cut the salary. If there is no place to strengthen it, it is your own problem, he doesn't care.

Durant is doing this now, and the Rockets are very desperate. He takes a penny, so you can't give your money. If you don't give Durant a high salary and run away after a year, the Rockets will lose four major assets in vain, so the money must be given, but after giving the money, there is no room for reinforcement. What should we do?

Durant's data in the Suns last season was really good. He averaged 27 points per game, shot a 52% shooting percentage, and scored 42% in three-pointers. He can indeed shoot and score, but Durant doesn't want to cut his salary. No one can force him to do what he doesn't like to do. If he is willing to get less for the Rockets, it is OK to ask for 40 million yuan a year or 50 million yuan a year, which is also convenient for the Rockets to operate subsequently.

Now he locks in two-year 122 million, and at least he gets more than 112 million in two-year 2. So how do the Rockets renew their contracts with Jabbarri Smith and Ethan in the future? In the future, Amen Thompson's maximum salary will be affected, which means that Durant does this, which means that only leaves the Rockets with a year's championship window.

Refer to Irving's three years of only 119 million, and Durant's goal for 120 million in two years. He really doesn't consider other people. He really has to make enough money, so the Rockets' subsequent operations will be in a big trouble. Due to his contract, if Ethan and Xiao Jia are both unable to renew the contract, KD's name of demolishing the team will be confirmed. Don't expect the Rockets boss to pay taxes. Can a team that has only paid tax once in the years make an exception for him?