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Durant: The advantages of using a large lineup will be more, which will allow us to make full use of our height and body shape advantages

2:37pm, 4 October 2025【Basketball】

October 4th News Rockets star Durant talked about the team's potential use of a large lineup in an interview with the media this week.

coach Uduka mentioned that the Rockets may rank the lineups of Amen Thompson, Durant, Jabbarri Smith, Shinkyung and Adams. In this lineup, Amen Thompson, who is 6-foot-7 inches (about 2.01 meters), is the shortest player, with the total height of five players reaching 410 inches (about 10.41 meters).

Speaking of this, Durant said: "This lineup allows us to make full use of our height and body shape advantages. Obviously, when facing teams that are good at opening up space and focusing on small lineups, we will be a little passive, but I think this lineup has more advantages, or at least comparable. This way, it can block the penalty area, grab offensive rebounds, and quickly convert offense and score easily. Therefore, having a team that is flexible in lineup and can set up a tall lineup is always the key."