The Houston Rockets have acquired Kevin Durant in a complex seven-team trade, involving the exchange of Jalen Green and Dillon Brooks for Durant and Clint Capela. General manager Rafael Stone expressed excitement about adding the efficient Durant to a team that recently achieved second place in the Western Conference. While Stone acknowledged the difficulty in trading Green, whom he praised for his talent and work ethic, he emphasized the valuable impact Durant could have at nearly 37 years old.
"He's Kevin Durant. He's just - he's really good. He's super-efficient. He had a great year last year. He's obviously not 30 anymore, but he hasn't really fallen off and we just think he has a chance to really be impactful for us."
"Jalen's awesome, he did everything we asked. He's a wonderful combination of talent and work ethic along with being just a great human being. And any time that you have the privilege to work with someone who is talented and works really hard and is really nice, you should value it."
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