Durant to the Rockets

[EHoff99]

1 hour ago, Jeff Howe said:

He's smart enough to know what he is and what he isn't at this point in his career.

He’s far better than Heat Ray Allen or to be even put in the same conversation/role as Heat Ray Allen.

[Jeff Howe]

12 minutes ago, EHoff99 said:

He’s far better than Heat Ray Allen or to be even put in the same conversation/role as Heat Ray Allen.

Point is he’s not the default No. 1 option, which is OK because the Rockets don’t need him to be that guy. 

[UTexas]

6 hours ago, Jeff Howe said:

Props to the Suns for getting a better haul for KD than what the Mavs got for Luka.

Ain’t that the truth. Geez. Nico and the owners suck real bad. 

[EHoff99]

11 minutes ago, UTexas said:

Ain’t that the truth. Geez. Nico and the owners suck real bad. 

Lol Mavs definitely got a far better return than the Suns

[qaertyisthatdude]

I wonder how KD feels watching OKC win their first title?  Sucks that Halliburton had a Colt McCoy moment early in this game because the Pacers were right there with them until that injury happened.

[MarkInAustin]

The East's best NBA teams each lost their best player to bad injuries during the playoffs.

Hope both those guys heal well.

[whereiend]

19 hours ago, Jeff Howe said:

Point is he’s not the default No. 1 option, which is OK because the Rockets don’t need him to be that guy. 

Uhmm, who do you think will be the #1 offensive option on the rockets over Kevin Durant? I'm sorry but Ray Allen on the heat is not a great comparison. Maybe more like Shaq when he went to Miami.

[Jeff Howe]

1 minute ago, whereiend said:

Uhmm, who do you think will be the #1 offensive option on the rockets over Kevin Durant? I'm sorry but Ray Allen on the heat is not a great comparison. Maybe more like Shaq when he went to Miami.

I think it’s Sengun, followed by Thompson. I just don’t think asking 37-year-old Kevin Durant to play more than 35 minutes per game is good for him or the Rockets.

I could be wrong, but managing Durant’s minutes so that he’s got gas in the tank for high-leverage possessions in the playoffs is far more important than letting him continue to be what he’s been (36.5 MPG and 26.6 PPG last season in 62 games) and hoping he holds up.

[whereiend]

10 minutes ago, Jeff Howe said:

I think it’s Sengun, followed by Thompson. I just don’t think asking 37-year-old Kevin Durant to play more than 35 minutes per game is good for him or the Rockets.

I could be wrong, but managing Durant’s minutes so that he’s got gas in the tank for high-leverage possessions in the playoffs is far more important than letting him continue to be what he’s been (36.5 MPG and 26.6 PPG last season in 62 games) and hoping he holds up.

Of course they will keep his minutes down in the meaningless regular season, but you gotta be kidding me suggesting Sengun would be the #1 option on offense. He averaged 19 ppg on 54% TS compared to KD averaging 26 ppg at 64% TS.

KD is far and away the best offensive player in that roster and got him specifically because they needed a number one option down the stretch of close games. It's not at all like Ray Allen standing on the 3 point line watching prime LeBron James and Dwayne Wade. That's just silly.