Overview

• Forbes outlines how Kevin Durant’s elite, low-usage scoring directly addresses Houston’s halfcourt shortcomings and moves the team into the title conversation without making it the clear favorite.
• Defensively, analysts project Durant as a backline helper who can disrupt at the rim with length and instincts, with less effectiveness guarding on the perimeter.
• Houston landed Durant from Phoenix by sending Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks and the No. 10 pick in the 2025 draft, which became Khaman Maluach.
• Durant engaged a fan on X over a comparison to Michael Jordan, calling himself a three-level scorer while acknowledging, “Mj is one of one.”
• Newsweek recaps a Bleacher Report trade idea that speculatively pairs Devin Booker with Durant in Houston, noting Booker cannot be dealt until January and detailing a proposed package centered on veterans and future first-round picks.