Kevin Durant isn’t pretending to have the answer to the biggest LeBron James question hanging over the league right now.
The Houston Rockets forward, who has built a close relationship with James, said he has no clue where the NBA’s all-time leading scorer will land in free agency. But Durant was clear about one thing: no matter what uniform James ends up wearing, he expects him to keep producing at a high level.
James, 41, could make his decision public this week as the noise around his future keeps building. He is scheduled to record a podcast on Thursday and then shoot a show on Friday at Fanatics Fest in New York, which has fueled plenty of speculation that an announcement could be coming during that stretch.
Durant will be at Fanatics Fest too, though he was elsewhere on Tuesday, taking in the MLB All-Star Game in Philadelphia. NBC Sports Philadelphia’s John Clark spoke with him there and asked about James’ situation, among other topics.
Durant didn’t offer any insight into where James might go, but he did make his belief in James’ remaining game unmistakable.
“Wherever he goes, I know he's going to ball out and show that he still got a lot left in the tank at 42 years old,” said Durant.
“Any team is going to be better because of him.”
As for Houston, the Rockets have not been seriously tied to James, with the front office appearing focused on its young core instead.
James, meanwhile, already crossed paths with Houston in a meaningful way this spring. He led the Los Angeles Lakers past the Rockets in the first round of the playoffs in May.
“Philly fans have the most passion”
— John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) July 14, 2026
“Dangerous”
Kevin Durant on Philly and Sixers trading for Jaylen Brown
Kevin Durant is here at the All-Star game and does he does know where LeBron James is going? pic.twitter.com/6hec31a9HJ
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