It’s for the better of the team,” Jalen Green tells the Houston Chronicle’s Danielle Lerner. “I know it’s a business at the end of the day.”

Houston Rockets traded away second-year wing Cam Whitmore for two second-round picks, but was this an underwhelming return?

Involved in the deal: Phoenix, Houston, Atlanta, Minnesota, Golden State, Brooklyn and the Los Angeles Lakers. It includes a total of 13 players — the headline moves include Durant going to Houston from Phoenix, the Rockets sending Jalen Green and Dillon Brooks to the Suns, and the Rockets acquiring Clint Capela from the Hawks.

Hearing that stuff is pretty cool,” Reed Sheppard says of Houston making him off-limits during recent trade talks. “It gives me a lot of confidence.”

In a move that was widely expected for days, the Houston Rockets have traded Cam Whitmore to the Washington Wizards for two second-round picks. The Rockets will take a 2026 second-rounder via the Chicago Bulls and a 2029 second-rounder via the Sacramento Kings.

The Houston Rockets have made yet another move as they continue to build their ideal NBA roster this offseason.