Even though it's been two weeks since the Phoenix Suns traded star forward Kevin Durant to the Houston Rockets, the official terms of the deal were slow to be released. That's because there was more work to be done. In fact, The Athletic reported that the trade would be historic -- becoming the first trade in NBA history to feature seven teams .

It wasn’t one of those three weeks of negotiations, at least not from my perspective,” Rockets GM Rafael Stone told Matt Thomas of SportsTalk 790.

The Phoenix Suns general manager revealed the reason for trading Kevin Durant to the Houston Rockets this offseason.