You have feelings, I don’t want to! This time Durant was actually despised?

What a big melon! Is Durant actually disliked this time? It is reported that Durant is very interested in joining the Rockets. However, team sources said that the Rockets are reserved for introducing Durant, largely because Durant's age is incompatible with the team's younger development plan. So today we will conduct in-depth analysis on this topic.

First of all, this transaction was initiated by the Suns. The reason is very simple. In the 2024-25 season, the Suns ranked 11th in the Western Conference with a record of 36 wins and 46 losses and missed the playoffs. Faced with the most luxury taxes in the league, the management has determined that Booker has the core of building a team for the future, and there is also a Bill who can't move. Durant must be the team's trading target. What do the Suns want? It must be a young team that is ready to fight and a future first-round pick. The Rockets are not suitable for teams that can meet this standard.

So why wouldn't the Rockets choose Durant? The author believes that there are several reasons.

First, 36-year-old Durant has frequently suffered severe injuries such as Achilles tendon rupture and knee surgery in recent years, and his condition may decline sharply at any time. If the Rockets pay it an annual salary of $53.28 million, once the injury recurs, the team will face a financial disaster of "high salary and low ability".

Secondly, Antetokounmpo is open to leaving the Bucks next season, which means that the 30-year-old Antetokounmpo is far more attractive than Durant. From this point of view, the Rockets' first choice must be Antetokounmpo.

Then there is, the Rockets hold the Suns in the first round of the 2025, 2027 and 2029. These high-picks are regarded as key assets for the future championship. If Durant is traded, the team will not only lose these chips, but also have to bear the squeeze effect of its contract on the renewal of Green and Shin Kyung. Uduka refused the Rockets' choice for Harden, and now another older Durant is coming, which obviously does not conform to the Rockets' team building philosophy.

Finally, the Rockets achieved the second record in the Western Conference this season, and even fought with the Warriors in seven games in the playoffs. Young players have experienced baptism and have grown up. The management has repeatedly emphasized that the team refuses to imitate the Nets' "Big Three" model. In other words, the Rockets are likely to refer to the Thunder's team building method in the future to build sustainable competitiveness through draft pick accumulation and internal potential.

Faced with such a situation now, it is a pity that Durant is really the strongest offensive in the league. None of them, even if he is affected by injuries, Durant averaged 26.6 points, 6 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game this season. No matter where such data is placed, it will be the target of other teams' competition, but getting older may be the reason other teams are worried.

Durant's trading dilemma is essentially a collision of new and old strategic thinking in the NBA. For the Rockets, rejecting Durant is not a denial of its greatness, but a firm defense of the "young core + long-termism" route; for the Suns, sending Durant away will declare a complete failure of the "superstar quick success" model; for Durant himself, this may be the last chance to hit the championship in his career. No matter what the outcome is, this game will become a milestone in the alliance's power change. When the 36-year-old "Death" encounters the 20-year-old youth storm, the balance of victory has already quietly tilted.

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