This article was originally published on www.si.com as NBA Insider Shares Unexpected Reason Behind Agreed Upon Seven-Team Kevin Durant Trade.

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 .