Kevin Durant is now a Houston Rocket, and Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks and whoever the 10th overall pick winds up being are now Phoenix Suns. But those teams play in the Western Conference, so why on earth would any of this matter for the Boston Celtics?

With one of the biggest dominoes of the NBA offseason now on the move, what does the Durant trade mean for the Celtics as their offseason gets going. Let’s take a look at the potential impact of the move from a short and long-term perspective.

Did the Boston Celtics make a mistake by not trading for former Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant? The future Hall of Fame swingman is now headed to join the Houston Rockets after that team dealt the Suns vet forward Dillon Brooks and guard Jalen Green plus a lottery pick from the 2025 NBA draft.