The Houston Rockets have long been linked to Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant, but does a trade between the two sides make sense? Bleacher Report writer Zach Buckley builds the argument for the Rockets to make the move for him.

In the newest episode of the Hoop Collective podcast, MacMahon pointed to his earlier reporting on the Rockets' desire to land a star who more closely matches the age of their young roster. On the podcast, MacMahon said the "Kevin Durant timeline thing" is a consideration for the front office.

For all of the Rockets’ obvious shortcomings in generating easy scoring opportunities against Golden State’s defense laden with thirtysomethings, more indications than not suggest that