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NBA Star Jalen Green Reacts To Suns-Rockets Trade
December 13, 2024; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green (4) addresses the media in a press conference during practice prior to the Emirates NBA Cup semi-finals at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-Imagn Images Kyle Terada-Imagn Images

NBA Star Jalen Green Reacts To Suns-Rockets Trade

Originally posted on Fastbreak on SI  |  By Ben Stinar  |  Last updated Jul 6, 2025 9:52 PM ET

Jalen Green had spent the first four seasons of his NBA career with the Houston Rockets.

That said, the former second-overall pick was officially traded to the Phoenix Suns on Sunday.

Via Suns.com: "PHOENIX – The Phoenix Suns announced today that the team has acquired forward Dillon Brooks and guard Jalen Green, and the draft rights to center Khaman Maluach, the 10th overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, forward Rasheer Fleming, the 31st overall pick, and guard Koby Brea, the 41st overall pick, and a 2026 second-round pick, as part of a seven-team deal that sends forward Kevin Durant to the Houston Rockets."

Following the completion of the trade, Green made a post to Instagram that had 17,000 likes in less than 15 minutes.

He wrote: "H town !!!! Thank you for everything the support and love from day 1 is sum I’ll never forget it’s 4ever "

This article first appeared on Fastbreak on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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