Durant renews the Rockets contract with three plans: a maximum of 187 million in three years. If he leaves the team, he can sign 182 million in three years.

On the evening of August 18, NBA salary structure expert Kenny Smith analyzed in detail the details of Kevin Durant's contract renewal with the Rockets this summer. He also explained how much contract KD can sign next summer when trespassing the free market. The 38-year-old clause is mentioned at the beginning of the article, which Durant will trigger in the 26-27 season. The 38-year-old clause is limited to a 4-5-year long contract, so Durant can sign a two-year (1+1) and three-year (2+1) contract.

Age 8 and above rule believes that October 1 is the beginning of the new season. Durant was born on September 29, which completely missed another season's 38-year-old rule. )

If you renew your contract with the Rockets, the Rockets can postpone it until June 30, 2026, but due to the restrictions on the 38-year-old clause, Durant can only sign a two-year contract, with 57.91 million in the 26-27 season and 62.54 million in the 27-28 season, totaling 120.4 million in the early renewal of two years.

If Durant becomes a free agent and signs with the Rockets, then Durant can sign a three-year super maximum salary worth 187.6 million.

If Durant becomes a free agent and signs a 1+1 contract with the Rockets again, he will sign a maximum 1+1 contract with other teams for two years of US$120.4 million. The second year is Durant's player option.

If Durant leaves the Rockets and signs a three-year contract with the rest of the team, the maximum salary for this three-year will be slightly lower than that of the Rockets, with a total of $182.4 million in three years.

If Durant leaves the Rockets and signs a 1+1 contract with other teams, then he can sign up to 118.7 million for two years, which is slightly lower than the Rockets' maximum salary.

Of course, the above are all presupposes that Durant can get the maximum salary. Kenny Smith believes that it is most reasonable for Durant to reach an early contract renewal of 100 million in two years with the Rockets.

At present, Durant and the Rockets have not reached an agreement on contract renewal negotiations. It is reported that Ethan's priorities for early contract renewal negotiations are ahead of KD.