Can the Rockets’ Bold New Duo of Kevin Durant and Jabari Smith Ignite an Unstoppable Championship Run?
The Phoenix Suns were a shallow team that needed Durant to play a ton of minutes to have any chance of competing. Because of that, they stretched him to his breaking point. Durant averaged 36.6 minutes in his age-36 season last year. It was the most by a player that old since Michael Jordan played 37.0 per game on the 2002-03 Washington Wizards.
KD won’t have to do that in Houston. The Rockets were the No. 2 seed in the West without him. They can play him fewer minutes and give him extra time off when he needs it.


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