Rockets predicted to trade Kevin Durant for Knicks' $212M two-time NBA champion, draft capital

The Houston Rockets didn’t have the season they wanted last year after acquiring Kevin Durant in an offseason trade. There were several reasons why things didn’t go as planned. Injuries were the main reason the team struggled to get going. Two veterans went down with injuries early in the season, and their absences proved costly. “Interviews with team sources and those with knowledge of the team's operations reveal that the VanVleet injury, and the season-ending ankle injury to Steven Adams later on, impacted the team in ways that extended off the floor.