To Windhorst’s point, Houston finished 52-30 and No. 2 in the Western Conference last season, while Miami went 37-45 in the East. Thus, from a purely short-term basketball perspective, the Rockets would seemingly give Durant a better opportunity to compete at the highest level over whatever remains of his prime NBA years.

Here we will discuss the Kevin Durant trade offer that the Houston Rockets must make to the Phoenix Suns to seal the deal.