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Durant Can Add Rockets to List of Suitors
Sunday, April 3
At 38-39, the Houston Rockets, just one season removed from a trip to the Western Conference Finals, are struggling to earn a postseason spot this year.
According to Calvin Watkins of ESPN.com (h/t Ananth Pandian of CBS Sports), they are trying to reach that level again by asking their own superstar—and Durant's former teammate—James Harden, to work on bringing him to Houston:
The Rockets' best player and leading scorer will become the main recruiter this summer in the franchise's quest to sign Kevin Durant, whom Harden played with for three seasons in Oklahoma City.
Selling points for the Rockets include no state income tax in Texas, ability to team up with one of the league's best scorers in Harden, and a bigger city with more marketing opportunities compared to Oklahoma City.
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It doesn't appear as though there is a team in the NBA that's not actively working behind the scenes to try to sign impending free-agent Kevin Durant.
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