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3 bold predictions! US media looks forward to the first season of Durant Rockets: Total scores surpass Jordan + hit rate

5:05pm, 3 October 2025【Basketball】

3 bold predictions! As the new season's preseason starts, US media clutchpoints looks forward to the Durant Rockets' performance in the first season, believing that its total score will surpass Jordan, and its shooting percentage will hit a new high.

Forecast 1: Total scores surpass Jordan

As the best scorer in NBA history, Durant has always been a high-yield and high-quality top scorer. Even after suffering from a severe injury in the Achilles tendon rupture, Durant still maintains the influence of the top game.

Durant has become the 8th member of the 30,000-point club in NBA history. His total score is as high as 30,571 points, ranking eighth in history, only 1,721 points away from fifth place Jordan.

Considering that Durant can average 26.6 points per game in 24-25 season, he will play the Rockets' absolute offensive core in the new season, it is highly likely that he will happen to achieve this goal.

The only challenge is attendance rate. As he grows older, Durant's attendance rate has dropped seriously. Fortunately, Durant has maintained a good attendance rate in the past two seasons. He played 62 games last season and 75 games in the 23-24 season. That season, Durant scored 2,032 points.

As long as Durant can play 65 games in the new season, he will surpass Chamberlain, Nowitzki and Jordan in one go to fifth place in the history of the total score list.

Predict 2: Will not become the team's scoring champion

Rockets need the offensive threat brought by Durant, but they do not need him to eat too much ball rights to play the team's scoring champion. The reasons come from two aspects.

On the one hand, the Rockets bet on Durant's core goal is to compete for the championship, which will inevitably leave Durant's energy in the more critical playoffs, rather than the regular season.

Especially considering Durant's serious injury history and his 37-year-old age, Uduka is likely to be very cautious when using Durant. According to the latter's career achievements, he will not mind his performance during the regular season.

On the other hand, the Rockets' lineup is excellent enough, and Durant does not have to overdraw himself in the regular season like when he played for the Suns. After all, the Rockets were already the second strong team in the West last season.

At the same time, Durant's delegation of power during the regular season will also help the growth of a group of young players such as Shin Kyung, Amen, Ethan, Xiao Jia and Shepard.

After Van Jordan was seriously injured, the Rockets need more young players like Amen to stand up and take on greater responsibilities. Combined with their performance in the European Championship, Shin Kyung will undoubtedly be a strong contender for the Rockets' scoring champion in the regular season, and these two are the Rockets' long-term core and future basic set.

Forecast 3: Durant's shooting percentage hits a new high

Durant has always been one of the most efficient scorers in NBA history, with the best shooting percentages in his three careers being 56.0%, 45.0% and 90.5% respectively.

Durant delivered 52.7%, 43% and 83.9% of performances last season, which means that he still maintains top dominance on the offensive end and has the ability to set new highs of personal efficiency.

Joining the Rockets with excellent lineup depth will also allow Durant to get more opportunities to score easily on the offensive end, such as a quick offensive and defensive transition, which is one of the Rockets' biggest scoring killer moves.

More importantly, the NBA has been encouraging offense and has adjusted the call rules in the new season. The previous "High five" defense will be called a foul in the new season. The

adjustment of the call will inevitably affect the oppressiveness of the defenders, and it is undoubtedly a huge enhancement for scorers like Durant who rely on shooting.

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