While free agency opened on the evening of June 30, deals did not become official until the moratorium ended on July 6. The trade headlined by Kevin Durant turned into a record-setting transaction involving seven teams,

Kevin Durant tweeted his goodbyes to the Phoenix Suns after his trade to the Houston Rockets became official on Sunday, July 6. "My time in Phoenix has come to an end, Durant tweeted. "All these stops along the journey have really impacted me in a positive way.