The Rockets former player gives Durant a suggestion: Aerospace City has a lot of defensive resources, and he can transform and lead the offense

Exchange relatively cheap chips for 36-year-old superstar Durant, which may be the move the Rockets are willing to try. This summer, the Rockets can introduce not many superstars. Antetokounmpo has publicly promised to stay with the Milwaukee Bucks next season and will not take the initiative to apply for a deal, and Durant has become the Rockets' most chance to pursue. The Suns have long been interested in sending Durant away, and the Rockets are naturally their first goal, because the Rockets have three first-round picks for the Suns in the future, or the right to swap first-round picks. If the Suns want to rebuild normally, they must regain these three first-round draft picks. Therefore, Durant is traded to the Rockets, after all, the Suns want to sell Durant now, but they want to use Durant to regain their first-round draft picks.

Although reports show that the Rockets have great doubts about Durant's age and do not want to get him so quickly, one player said that the Rockets should chase Durant. He was Joe Johnson, the former "Hawk King" who played next to Harden and Paul back then. As an old player of the Rockets, Johnson, Harden and Paul helped the Rockets reach the Western Conference Finals in the 2018 playoffs.

Although Joe Johnson has few opportunities and has not performed much in the playoffs, his performance in the regular season is still quite good. Joe Johnson, who has said goodbye to the league for many years, also talked about the Rockets and Durant in a show. The Rockets' old player said that if Durant is sent to the Rockets, Durant needs to do a lot of dirty work and tiring work in the Suns, and he needs to carry the team on both offense and defense. If he is put together with this group of young people from the Rockets, the Rockets have the defensive blue-collar players, Durant can be liberated, he can focus on scoring and seamlessly integrate into any team.

In other words, in the Suns, Durant really wants to attack and defend, so his offensive power has not been fully developed. Durant averaged 26 points per game this season, which is actually not low. According to Joe Johnson, if the Rockets' defensive players can free Durant, Durant will have a chance to compete for the league's scoring champion next season, at least his score can rise to 30 points per game.

After all, although Durant is older, he is still the best player in the league. Few people can defend Durant, including several defensive forwards of the Rockets at their peak at that time - Ariza, Bamott, and Tucker.

Durant is perfectly matched with the Rockets. The Rockets have many players who focus on defense, such as Amen Thompson, Smith Jr., Dillon, Ethan, and even veteran Adams. If in this team with a strong defensive atmosphere, Durant can completely reduce the pressure on the defensive end and focus on scoring with more energy and physical fitness, the Rockets will also benefit from it. After all, the Rockets suffered losses in the playoffs this season, but they did not suffer from top scorers like Durant.

If you come to the Rockets, then Durant will become a perfect match for the Rockets. He can turn defense into offense and use his own score to help the Rockets; and the Rockets' abundant defensive resources also make Durant feel at ease.