The 2019-20 NBA season will begin the new Dynamic Duo era in the league. The price tag of three max contracts limited the viability of filling out the rest of a 15-man roster and effectively ended most teams searching for a Big Three. You will still find a few sprinkled across the league like in Philadelphia and Golden State, but for the most part teams are starting to try to accumulate depth rather than star power.
The Houston Rockets are no different. After a couple of years of trying to add a third star to play along side James Harden and Chris Paul, General Manager Daryl Morey decided to trade the latter in a franchise altering swap for former-MVP and walking triple-double Russell Westbrook.