Apart from Whitmore and Durant, the Rockets also locked in Dorian Finney-Smith and made sure to keep some key pieces around, handing out extensions to Steven Adams and former first-rounder Jabari Smith. Safe to say, Houston’s going all in to build a squad that can really contend.

Not only is the Phoenix Suns' trade of Kevin Durant to the Houston Rockets now "fully agreed to in principle," but it's been expanded to include seven teams in total, per NBA insider Jake Fischer.

According to Fred Katz of The Athletic, the KD trade has a chance to make NBA history as the Rockets and Suns are working to expand the deal to include a record seven teams, with the Hawks, Lakers, Timberwolves,