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From 21 points to 26 points! Rockets offense upgraded, celebrity showdown: The new player is the upgraded version of Jaylen Green

5:04pm, 21 July 2025【Basketball】

The Rockets got Durant's trade, which was considered the best deal by many experts and fans during this summer's offseason. Although Durant is already a 37-year-old veteran, and he did not lead the team into the playoffs in the Suns last season, don’t doubt Durant’s personal abilities and his current state. Over the years of his career, Durant has been the top scorer in the league. In terms of offense alone, no one seems to have the stability and output firepower comparable to Durant, and what the Rockets lack now is a super scorer like Durant.

Durant averaged 26 points per game with the Suns' poor record last season, and also had 4 assists and 6 rebounds, plus one block, shooting percentage of more than 50%, shooting percentage of more than 40% of the three-point shooting percentage and shooting percentage of more than 80% of the free throw. Judging from this set of data, Durant is even a super scorer in the league. The Rockets used him to replace Jaylen Green, and they did not see the wrong person.

So how much will the Rockets' offensive upgrade be next season? We know that as the Rockets' chief scorer last season, Jaylen Green averaged 21 points per game in the regular season. Although not too many, Jaylen Green is also the number one offensive ace among the Rockets. The Rockets finally won the second regular season record in the Western Conference, and Jaylen Green made an indelible contribution. Although his performance is not stable enough, Jaylen Green often scores more than 30 points in the regular season.

Jaylen Green's problem is that his performance is unstable, and he often plays one game and one game. Especially in the playoffs, he scored 38 points in only one of the seven games, which is normal, and the performance in the rest of the games is abnormal, which is even a bit disappointing. The Rockets also had no time to wait any longer, and directly packaged Jaylen Green, Dillon Brooks and several draft picks for Suns superstar Durant.

This means that the Rockets' top scorer's average scorer next season has directly upgraded from Jaylen Green's 21 points to Durant's 26 points. In the Suns last season, Durant really took advantage of offense and defense, and was both a father and a mother on the court. He had to take care of the offense of the entire team, and he also had to take into account the defense of the Suns. He wasted too much physical fitness and energy on defense, so 26 points were not Durant's limit and upper limit.

Among the Rockets, they have a large number of top defensive players on the front, inside and outside. Durant only needs to do one job well next season, that is, to score more points, which is why the Rockets introduced him. Durant is also very eager to join the Rockets because he has the opportunity to compete for another championship here and will also make himself more relaxed. When talking about the Rockets and Durant, NBA legend Shaq O'Neal directly said that the Rockets had found the right person and they found their key gentleman. They have a final quarter gentleman, but more importantly, this team plays with strength and has good defense. Durant's arrival can take them to a higher level and closer to the top ranks.

Although he lost scorer Jaylen Green, in O'Neal's view, Durant is like an upgraded version of Jaylen Green with better stability, because Jaylen Green's ups and downs are too big, and it is difficult for the Rockets to bring a qualitative leap. After Durant joins, as long as he stays healthy and maintains his shooting feel, the Rockets will definitely make waves in the league.

Although it is not very respectful to Durant compared to Jaylen Green, the Rockets have obviously made a huge improvement on the offensive end. The Rockets' shortcomings will no longer exist next season, and they will become a super strong team with first-class offense and defense.