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NBA Insider identifies shocking reason Kevin Durant trade could backfire on the Rockets

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The Houston Rockets are hoping everything clicks in 2025-26. The Ringer Podcast's Chris Vernon recently pointed out that that's not always how it goes when Kevin Durant is on your squad.

It's an uncomfortable conversation, but it's worth confronting. Durant has struggled to find team success since leaving the Warriors in 2019. He's a common denominator amongst a series of disappointing groups.

Vernon didn't hesitate to outline that reality.

Rockets' Kevin Durant hasn't always won big

"When you change things, there is always a chance that your change did not make you better.