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\n MIN
\n 36.5\n <\/p>\n
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\n REB
\n 5.5\n <\/p>\n
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According to Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints<\/a>, the Rockets, Boston Celtics, and Detroit Pistons discussed a three-team blockbuster deal that would have sent Kevin Durant to Detroit, Alperen Sengun to Boston, and Jaylen Brown to Houston.<\/p>\n Various draft picks were also reportedly part of the talks, but the Rockets ultimately killed the deal because they did not want that type of package.<\/p>\n What each team would have received <\/p>\n Under the discussed framework, the Pistons would have landed Durant as a veteran superstar alongside their young core. KD has had interest in playing with Cade Cunningham, per the report.<\/p>\n Boston, meanwhile, would have received Sengun, giving the Celtics a young offensive hub at center. Sengun, 23, averaged 20.4 points, 8.9 rebounds, and 6.2 assists for Houston during the 2025-26 regular season while shooting 51.9% from the field.<\/p>\n The Rockets would have received Brown, who was coming off a huge individual season with the Celtics. Brown averaged 28.7 points, 6.9 rebounds, and 5.1 assists in 2025-26, shooting 47.7% from the field.<\/p>\n This offseason, the MVP candidate ultimately ended up with the Philadelphia 76ers.<\/p>\n Houston chose not to move its core <\/p>\n The key reason the deal collapsed appears to be Houston’s reluctance to move forward with a package that involved losing Sengun while reshaping the roster around Brown.<\/p>\n Durant, who spent the 2025-26 season with Houston, remained highly productive, averaging 26.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 4.8 assists while shooting 52.0% from the field.<\/p>\n Still, the reported framework would have required the Rockets to move away from a frontcourt built around both Durant and Sengun.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Support BasketNews so we could make even better content.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"\/](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bn-plus.png\")
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