Basketball wise, Durant would fit in nicely with a core of Alperen Sengun, Fred VanVleet, Jalen Green and Dillon Brooks. However, there's a concern for some about disrupting the chemistry of a team on the rise and what Houston would have to give up.

According to NBA insider Marc Stein, Durant would have welcomed the opportunity to join the New York Knicks. But after making the Eastern Conference finals with their current core, they were reportedly not interested in trading for Durant, who will turn 37 in September.