Kevin Durant's move to the Houston Rockets shifts the franchise’s championship trajectory, placing a seasoned ace at the heart of a rebuild. In a candid Up & Adams chat, Durant left the door ajar for a Houston reunion with Russell Westbrook, praising him as a legend who deserves NBA opportunity and the right to finish on his terms. Westbrook, coming off a productive Nuggets bench stint, remains a free agent who could alter Houston’s late-game dynamic if a pairing happens. Their Thunder years loom large in the imagination, coloring every ‘what if’ around Durant’s latest chapter.