Kevin Durant isn't officially a member of the Houston Rockets yet, but his acquisition has already drawn rave reviews from one of the central figures in franchise history. Rudy Tomjanovich, the All-Star forward who later coached the Rockets to their two NBA championships in 1994 and 1995,

Durant adds a new dimension to Houston's offense. The team struggled to shoot from deep and lacked a true shot creator. It's perhaps the biggest reason the Rockets suffered an early first-round exit in the playoffs. Although 36 years old, the star takes the load off players such as Alperen Sengun and Fred VanVleet.

I think I’ll pick them to win the West,” Nick Wright says of Houston. “They have a great blend of what we’ve seen works right now, in the NBA.”