The Rockets had arguably the best offseason in the NBA. They traded away an unproven, inconsistent Jalen Green, along with an aging wing-defender in Dillon Brooks, for one of the best scorers in the history of the game. That, in itself, would already be a slam-dunk, but when we consider Houston’s main weakness - the lack of a go-to late-game killer - it looks even better. The problem is, KD is no longer the perennial MVP he once was and, at age 37, their bet on him is much riskier than the headline suggests.
Whilst his first-ballot Hall of Fame aura and 2024-25 averages of 26.