Averaged 30+6 per game but struggled to lead the team to win! Reject the Warriors and fall into the quagmire again! Maybe you miscalculated again

. But now it seems that Durant misjudged again. The Warriors have won 2 games in 3 games and Curry has returned to his peak. The Warriors' "pass-and-cut system" is the stage that best suits him - in Cole's tactics, he does not need to take on too many organizational tasks and only needs to focus on finishing, which can not only maximize his scoring ability but also reduce his consumption. After leaving the Warriors, he had to balance "scoring + organization" in other teams. Although he could produce beautiful data, he was never able to lead the team further. The problems of high turnover rate and rigid system recurred.

When Durant joined the Warriors from the Thunder, he relied on the "Death Five" system to compete for the championship, which was considered the most successful choice. After that, he went from the Warriors to the Nets and tried to build the "Big Three" to win another championship. In the end, the team fell apart. Then he chose to join the Suns because of the immediate fighting ability of Booker and Paul. Unexpectedly, the championship system also fell apart in the end. Now from the Suns to the Rockets, they believe that the young core and salary space can support the championship. Durant originally wanted to play the role of "raising the ceiling" and use the vitality of young people to compete for the championship. Obviously, it is not easy. In particular, after Van Jordan's injury, Durant had to shoulder the dual responsibility of "organization + scoring" again - the 37-year-old has been sidelined for more than a month due to injuries many times in the past few seasons, but now he has to take the lead on the offensive end and make up for the defensive loopholes left by Van Jordan. The risk of injury has increased sharply.

I have to admit that the Rockets now seem to be trapped in the terrible vicious cycle that the Suns encountered last season: lack of main point guard → stagnant offense → reliance on Durant’s isolation → loss of young people’s creativity → team losing → increased consumption of Durant → increased risk of injuries → ultimately internal strife within the team → more difficult to win. Durant said in a previous interview with the media that he cut his salary because he wanted to stay with the Rockets for the rest of his life. However, he is 37 years old and has very little left in his prime. The Rockets did not give him much time for trial and error. The new season has just begun, but for Durant and the Rockets, the hope of competing for the championship seems to have been cast a shadow in advance. Can they still break through?