After a first-round exit at the hands of the Golden State Warriors in a hard-fought seven game series, the Houston Rockets signalled their intention to make the jump into true championship contention this offseason with the blockbuster trade for Kevin Durant.
A likely season-ending knee injury for Fred VanVleet has thrown those contention hopes into chaos, but while that's certainly front of mind for the Rockets right now, there's also another potential Durant concern they may have to deal with.
The Rockets still haven't got Kevin Durant on a new contract
Part of the reason Houston got Durant relatively cheaply in a trade sense this offseason was because he's entering the final year of his contract, having subsequently reduced the leverage the Phoenix Suns had in negotiations.