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Why Kevin Durant's Rockets contract extension came in at $90 million and not $120 million

Kevin Durant got paid.

But the Houston Rockets didn't give him as much money as he could've gotten.

Durant was eligible for a two-year, $120 million contract extension.

But on Sunday, he signed a two-year deal for $90 million, according to ESPN's Shams Charania .

"Kevin Durant now holds the record for the highest career earnings in NBA history at $598.2 million based on current and future salaries, surpassing LeBron James ($583.9 million)," Charania wrote on X . "He has a total of three years and $144.7 million on his current contract."

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