In an epic social media post, the Rockets shared that Durant will sport No. 7 while in Houston. The social team posted a video of Durant wearing his Phoenix Suns No. 35 jersey, with it then going up in flames to reveal him wearing a Rockets No. 7 jersey.

While free agency opened on the evening of June 30, deals did not become official until the moratorium ended on July 6. The trade headlined by Kevin Durant turned into a record-setting transaction involving seven teams,