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Durant Says He Thought Westbrook Had Five More Years Left Before NBA Retirement

Houston Rockets star Kevin Durant expressed surprise at Russell Westbrook's August retirement, believing the former teammate had five or six more years remaining in his career.

2 publishers · 2 articles · first seen 9 Oct 2026 · updated 28d ago

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How the odds moved · Stays with Houston or Retires
0%50%100%99%25 Sept, 13:23 UTCnowSI Feed: Kevin Durant Gives His Thoughts -- Again -- on Russell Westbrook's retirement · 10 Oct, 12:00 UTCfeeds.bleacherreport.com: Kevin Durant Says He Thought Russell Westbrook Had '5 or 6 More Years Left' Before NBA Retirement · 9 Oct, 20:22 UTC

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The story so far

2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 9 Oct 2026. feeds.bleacherreport.com published first, on 9 October at 20:22 UTC; SI Feed followed 15h 37m later. The most recent article, from SI Feed, appeared on 10 October at 12:00 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: feeds.bleacherreport.com, SI Feed.

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  • Stays with Houston or Retires — the market puts it at 99%, with $200 traded in the last 24 hours, closing 21 Oct 2026. The outcome is Yes if Kevin Durant’s next team is Houston or he retires before October 21, 2026. The outcome is No otherwise. Readers often mistake the linked story about VanVleet for the relevant event.

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  1. Kevin Durant Gives His Thoughts -- Again -- on Russell Westbrook's retirement SI Feed
  2. Kevin Durant Says He Thought Russell Westbrook Had '5 or 6 More Years Left' Before NBA Retirement feeds.bleacherreport.com

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  • Kevin Durant
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  • Houston Rockets
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