As the Houston Rockets enter the 2025-26 NBA season with superstar-caliber scorer Kevin Durant on the roster, the team's biggest challenge will be to alter their young core, and their established roles, around Durant and the gravity he will command on the court.
Yet, in Netflix's new season of Starting 5, Durant spoke about his hands-off approach to leadership and to engaging with younger players: an excellent sign for how Houston's chemistry will develop this season.
"I never looked at basketball that way, like 'Get on my back and I'm gonna teach you and tell you everything you need to know'.