American News: Durant s arrival may limit Jabbarri s performance, and his attendance rate is also questionable at the age of 37

Brett Siegel wrote an article that although Durant's joining can increase the Rockets' offensive firepower, it will also hinder Jabbarri Smith's performance. The following is some of the content.

Durant's arrival will undoubtedly immediately improve the Rockets' offensive strength, but will his presence affect the growth of other young players? In addition to losing last year's scorer Jaylen Green, who was only 23 years old, Durant's presence may also limit Smith's performance.

Learning from Durant and fighting alongside him may open up a new and better path for Smith. After all, having Jabbarri, Durant and Shin Kyung on the court at the same time can provide the Rockets with a very high frontcourt lineup. However, if Jabbarri is often off the ball and always waits for a chance to catch and shoot in the corner, will he improve over last season? It wasn't until we saw the team play 20-25 games that we could determine the role of Sjabarri around Durant.

Another issue worthy of attention is the Rockets' defense. Last season, the Rockets ranked fourth in defense and performed well in the outside defense, at that time with Van Vreet, Dillon Brooks and Amen Thompson. However, Brooks is no longer on the team, and the Rockets will not ask Durant to go all out to defend. Is Ethan ready to fill Brooks’ vacancy? Can Finney Smith take on the heavy responsibility throughout the regular season and play a role in the playoffs?

There are also some issues that directly involve Durant. How is his attendance rate in the regular season? Will the Rockets keep an eye on Durant's playing time and give him a break in back-to-back games? This all needs attention. After all, he is about to be 37 and has suffered some soft tissue damage while with the Suns, and he played 62 games last season.

The Rockets originally had a young and potential team with Shin Kyung and Jaylen Green as the core. Give up Green's team took a big risk and put all hope on Durant. While this may ultimately pay off, allowing the Rockets to win the Western Conference, many uncertainties remain.