Wen Pang: Durant and the Rockets have discussed renewal of contracts. If you stay for a long time, you must accept a lower salary than the maximum salary.

According to ESPN famous reporter Wen Pang, people believe that Durant and the Rockets will reach an agreement on a contract renewal sooner or later.

Sources revealed that the two parties have discussed the contract renewal and believe that such a contract renewal agreement will be reached. However, Wen Pang also reiterated that if Durant wants to stay in the Rockets for a long time, he may need to accept a contract that is lower than the maximum salary. In addition, like James, Durant is no longer regarded as the core of the team, because the Rockets regard him as the last puzzle, and use him to take the Rockets with many young players to a higher level.

This summer, the Rockets have renewed their contracts with Xiao Jia and Van Jordan. In addition, last summer, they also signed a five-year contract extension with Shin Jing. At the same time, Ethan is currently eligible to renew the contract, while Amen Thompson will be eligible for renewal in 2026. To avoid the salary structure becoming bloated due to excessive spending, making it difficult to retain the core lineup, the team may need to carefully consider the salary expenditure.

Durant has one year left in the current contract, and his salary is about $54.71 million in the 25-26 season. Previously, according to NBC Sports’ famous reporter Kurt Helin, a source interviewed by NBC Sports during the summer league said that Durant’s new contract could drop to around $100 million in two years.