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Durant seamlessly connects with the Rockets? Famous reporter showdown: He will transform in the new season and the pressure will be less

1:50am, 2 August 2025【Basketball】

As the top superstar in the league, Kevin Durant's personal basketball skills and scoring ability are indeed indescribable. Throughout NBA history, he is a super talented superstar. Durant has become the NBA scoring champion many times, but his personal ability to lead the team is indeed average, but Durant, as the main attack point, is indeed trustworthy.

However, Durant is not the kind of player with leadership, whether it was with the Warriors, the Thunder, or the Nets back then. Although Durant was the top superstar of the team at that time, all he needed to do was to do his job well, score more points in the game, and try his best to limit his opponents on the defensive end. Durant was not happy with the Suns last season. The reason why the Suns did not make the playoffs was that in addition to the huge shortcomings of the Suns' lineup and lack of useful centers and point guards, there was no player in the Suns who could stand up to drive their teammates at that time, which was also an important reason for their poor record.

Durant does not want to bear such pressure. He is not such a player. Sometimes he has to transform into such a player to lead his teammates in the Suns, but the effect is very poor. However, among the Rockets in the new season, Durant obviously has a much less pressure. After all, he doesn't need to continue playing such a role. He just plays well on the court and scores more points. There are many veterans in the Rockets, such as Van Vreet, Jeff Green, and even the Rockets' oldest player, Jay Sean Tate. They can lead and motivate teammates in the locker room, and Durant only needs to follow them.

NBA reporter Ramona Shelberney talked about Durant in a show. He said that Durant only wants to play basketball now, just focus on it. He needs someone who can truly assume management responsibilities, someone who can lead the way in the locker room and bring the players together, and Uduka will play such a role next season. So Durant does not need to be the loudest person in the locker room next season, and does not need to be responsible for confirming who did not come to train or arrive on time. Uduka will do everything.

In the opinion of this reporter, the Rockets are the most suitable team for Durant, because he only needs to do his job well and play basketball well. Uduka can handle everything off and off the court. After all, among the Rockets, Uduka has supreme authority. No one in the Rockets dares not to ignore him. There are some disobedient players, such as Whitmore, the thorn forward of last season, who have been cleared out of the team by the Rockets.

Therefore, Uduka will lead the Rockets' locker room, and Durant will seamlessly connect with the Rockets after coming. He does not need to be affected by these messy things off the court. He only needs to play basketball well. This is also the Rockets' requirement for him, and Durant also wants to play such a role. The pressure on him will be lighter next season, and naturally his personal performance will be better. This is probably Durant's transformation in the new season.