As the Houston Rockets enter the 2025-26 NBA season, they appear poised to contend with their new combination of their defensive, hard-nosed identity with the generational scoring talent of Kevin Durant.
Yet, while, given their need for an additional ball-handler, rumors are still swirling concerning the possibility of the time making another blockbuster trade, the organization must hold pat on its intended plan in order to avoid an unmitigated disaster.
While the team's desperate need for a go-to scorer forced them to part from two pieces of their core in exchange for Durant, the team as it is constructed is highly dangerous, and they need to be given the opportunity to compete before any additional needs are addressed.