6月23日，北京時(shí)代，NBA著名記者Shams報(bào)道說(shuō)，火箭與太陽(yáng)隊(duì)達(dá)成了交易，交換了Jaylen Green，Dillon Brooks，今年的第10名選秀權(quán)和第二輪選秀權(quán)回到杜蘭特。
According to NBA reporter Michael Scotto, Rockets coach Uduka is the main promoter of the deal, completing his reunion with Durant since he served as the Nets' assistant coach from 2020 to 2021. It is reported that when Uduka was the head coach of the Celtics, he proposed to the team to use Jaylen Brown as a bargaining chip to trade Durant.
本賽季，杜蘭特平均每場(chǎng)36.5分鐘，得分26.6分，6個(gè)籃板，4.2次助攻，0.8次搶斷和1.2個(gè)蓋帽，命中率為52.7，三分球命中率為43。