Kevin Durant

I'm a Longhorn, so of course, I'm happy ...

I write this for myself so I'll skip the sports yak BS and write about two things.

1. The Rockets might have the most scary lineup in the league.

Imaging if you will, Amen Thompson, Kevin Durant, Jabari Smith, Steven Adams and Alperen Sengun.  The Sengun, Adams, Thompson lineup is already deadly.  Now, you've added one of the best scorers on the planet.  Thing one - with 35 feet of monsters in front of you, good luck with that shooting the ball thing and good luck with that getting your misses thing.  Pretend positions matter for a second and I'll just say that Durant might often be switched unto a two guard type object who is a half foot shorter than him.  Is Kevin older and slower?  Yes, but he was never fast and he's going to snag that miss when Ant tries to shoot over him.  The smallest person in this lineup is a super athlete and already NBA all defense.  If you sell out to get rebounds Amen will shred you on the break.  If you sell out to get back Kevin will shred you in the half court.

Ime might wait and develop this lineup and roll it out late in the season towards the playoffs.  Let's wait and see.

2.  Kevin Durant being old is a feature.

Rafael Stone is as smart as a they come.  He knows what he's getting and what it was worth.  Cam Whitmore, Reed Sheppard and Tari Eason need to develop.  Kevin sitting for 1/4 or 1/3 or 1/2 of the season isn't a problem it's an opportunity.  Houston needs "playoff Kevin" and they need enough spark during the regular season to get a high seed.