"We're not a developmental team anymore," Rockets general manager Rafael Stone told reporters Monday in his first public comments since the Durant trade.

Rockets general manager Rafael Stone says Kevin Durant, even at age 37, brings championship qualities to Houston and worth losing Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks

Adding a player of Kevin Durant’s caliber was too valuable an opportunity for the Houston Rockets to pass up, even though it meant moving on from Jalen Green just four seasons after they drafted him second overall.