The Phoenix Suns have been pretty adamant about not moving Booker, but there is more receptiveness to trading Durant. Houston could also have an added advantage in trade talks as it owns the rights to the Suns’ first-round picks in 2025 (9th overall pick), 2027 and 2029.

The Houston Rockets should be greedy. The team's remarkable trajectory went from 22 wins in 2022-23 to 41 last year, followed by 51 and the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference. The learning experience through the first-round series by the Jimmy Butler-fueled Golden State Warriors has been invaluable (regardless of outcome),

With the Rockets eliminated earlier than expected as a No. 2 seed, the team will head back to the drawing board to figure out where it all went wrong. This could lead them to trad