The Houston Rockets shook the NBA landscape this offseason by swinging a blockbuster trade to acquire Kevin Durant, putting them at the forefront of championship contention. However, they also made another trade that isn't exactly getting rave reviews.

Restricted free agent center N’Faly Dante is now officially a member of the Hawks, as Houston declined to match Atlanta’s offer sheet.

Alperen Şengün and the Houston Rockets landed an all-time great this offseason, but it cost them one of Şengün's favorite teammates.

Health is a major factor for any team hoping to have a deep postseason run and potentially win a championship. In any sport, it's often the healthiest team that

That’s why zone defense really worked for us,” Alperen Sengun says of Houston’s changing schemes. “It’s all about being smart and reading the game.”

It is a constant barrage of a specific type of social media energy, many may find off-putting, designed to keep addled attention spans engaged with constant eccentricity. The response to the hype video has ranged from "What in the world am I watching?" to "Whatever this is needs to be stopped immediately."

In a recent article from Bleacher Report predicting the moves this offseason that will age the worst, Dan Favale listed the Rockets’ decision to send Cam Whitmore to the Washington Wizards for a couple of second-round picks. It’s hard to deny that Whitmore has the talent to make it in this league, but his fit in Houston was questionable at best.

The Houston Rockets' notable trade for Kevin Durant would not have happened if the team believed they were capable of competing against the league's top teams.