The Houston Rockets are doubling down on the present, making a blockbuster trade Sunday that sent Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks and multiple draft picks to Phoenix for future pro basketball hall of famer Kevin Durant.
The 15-time NBA all-star Durant will join Alperen u015eengün and Amen Thompson, plus Fred Van Fleet, on a Rockets roster eyeing its first NBA championship in 30 years. But was it the right move? Did the Rockets mortgage a good situation coming off a solid though disappointing season in exchange for a whole lot of risk? Or is Durant exactly the piece needed to elevate Houston to the upper echelon of NBA contenders?