GAME NIGHT: Rockets Contract STANDOFF With Kevin Durant INTENSIFIES | Is Houston RISKING Championship Dreams?

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🗓️ 14 August 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Kevin Durant's future with the Houston Rockets hangs in the balance. Will contract negotiations reshape the team's trajectory? Hosts Jackson Gatlin (@Locked On Rockets) and David Ramil (@Locked On Heat) dissect the KD situation, exploring potential roadblocks and the Rockets' financial considerations. The conversation shifts to the Portland Trail Blazers' $4 billion sale to Tom Dundon, owner of the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes. Mike Richmond joins to discuss the implications for the franchise's future, including arena renovations and cultural shifts. The hosts also dive into NBA ownership styles, from Steve Ballmer's hands-on approach with the LA Clippers to Mickey Arison's more distant role with the Miami Heat.

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0:00.0	On today's show, Rockets contract drama with Kevin Durant, plus the Blazers find a buyer and sell the team.
0:06.9	How can new ownership level things up in Portland?
0:09.5	It's all coming up right here at Locked-on NBA.
0:12.5	When that final buzzer rings, you know it's time for Locked-on NBA game night.
0:17.8	All the post-game reactions to every game across the league, every single night,
0:22.7	with insights only the hosts that Locked On can provide. It's the true NBA fans, one stop for all the
0:29.6	actions. Every game, every night. It's Locked on NBA game night. Tipping off now.
0:37.3	What is up and welcome to another edition of Locked On NBA?
0:41.2	I'm your host, Jackson Gatlin, also host of Locked On Rockets right here on the Locked On Podcast Network, your team every single day.
0:48.3	And joining me is my partner in crime, the host of Locked on Heat, David Ramil.
0:52.6	David, how many of Katie's tweets do you see on a day-to-day
0:56.0	basis on Twitter? I try to avoid all of them, to be honest with you. With the exception of the
1:03.1	number of locked on hosts that he seems inclined to attack personally, that's pretty much it.
1:07.8	Maybe that's what we should have done for our power rankings at the end of this,
1:10.4	at the end of this episode is power ranking in the best Katie tweets of the summer. Um, look, we're got a, uh, fun show for you here today. Uh, we're going to be tackling some of the, uh, reports and, and concerns with Kevin Durant, the Houston Rockets, a contract standoff, if you will, between the two parties seemingly here, this off season,
1:29.3	as well as getting into the sale of the Portland Trailblazers and what new ownership
1:34.0	can possibly do to level things up in Portland.
1:36.8	And then a little bit later on, we'll get to a fun power ranking segment.
1:40.7	We're going to be blind ranking some of the best NBA nickname.
1:45.0	So that should be a lot of fun.
1:46.7	First, we'll let you know that today's episode is brought to you by Fandual Football
1:50.1	Seasons around the corner.
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