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Rockets remain unmoved? Durant is difficult to join! Famous reporter showdown: One factor is difficult to match the young lineup

1:38pm, 14 May 2025【Basketball】

The playoffs are obviously the main battlefield for superstars. If the Rockets can become the second in the West in the regular season, then in the playoffs, the problem of the Rockets lacking top superstars will be infinitely magnified. Although star players like Van Vreet, Shin Kyung, and Amen Thompson can all show high standards in the playoffs, it is difficult for the Rockets to stand up and score, let alone have the kind of players with the ability to attack. Jaylen Green sometimes plays the role of a tough player in the regular season, but in the playoffs he is completely restricted, and even his confidence is lost.

So for the Rockets, watching the Warriors, who have two superstars, Curry and Jimmy Butler, advance to the next round, I am very regretfully eliminated. In fact, the Rockets' lineup and their tactical system are not inferior to the Warriors, and the Rockets can still win three wins under the Warriors, which is also very rare. After all, the Rockets once won two consecutive games in a desperate situation of 1:3, and tied the score to 3:3.

And now, what the Rockets need to do is not to introduce those role players, nor to inspect this year's rookies, but to take advantage of the good opportunities this summer to try to chase superstars. After all, what the Rockets lack in the playoffs is superstars. There are many superstars now associated with the Rockets, such as Antetokounmpo of the Bucks, Durant and Booker of the Suns, and Morant of the Grizzlies' main defender.

If the Rockets can get one or two of them, the Rockets will at least enter the division final next season. With the Rockets' young players growing rapidly, if the Rockets can get superstars next season, they will have a chance to win the championship. Therefore, this summer, the Rockets should quickly chase superstars and try their best to introduce them.

But some people think that the Rockets and Durant are not suitable. Vincenter, a famous NBA reporter, said that although Durant's personal ability is fine and the Rockets lack a top scorer like Durant, Durant is too old. At the age of 36, he has a hard time matching the Rockets' core young lineup in their early 20s.

Although many people associate the Rockets with Durant, Durant and Uduka have a very good relationship, and the Rockets also have the bargaining chips that the Suns need, the entire Rockets team is in their 20s, and pursuing the 36-year-old Durant is obviously inconsistent with the team's development direction. This is a big obstacle. So for the Rockets, Durant is certainly attractive, but he is already 36 years old and may be in a rapid decline.

If the Rockets get Durant and Durant's condition declines, the Rockets will indeed have no choice. So, although Durant has everything the Rockets need, his age factor is really hard for the Rockets to accept.

Of course, the Rockets can also risk chasing Durant, but don't give out too many chips. Otherwise, it would be better for the Rockets to retain their current lineup, after all, this lineup has reached the second-highest level in the regular season West. After the trials of the playoffs, the Rockets should be better next season.