Forgotten Suns guard quietly excelling with NBA contender

Houston Rockets v Oklahoma City Thunder | William Purnell/GettyImagesThe opening night of the 2025-26 NBA regular season may not have featured the Phoenix Suns, but that doesn't mean it wasn't entertaining. The Oklahoma City Thunder and Houston Rockets serving us up a double-overtime classic that had a little bit of everything. It also served as a timely reminder that yes, Kevin Durant is still one of the best players in the world.

Although Durant, Alperen Sengun and Amen Thompson rightly got most of the praise for how the Rockets performed - while Reed Sheppard most certainly did not - it is clear they have built a roster that is capable of contending in the Western Conference. They have…