With the arrival of Kevin Durant, the Houston Rockets organization and players will be in the national spotlight throughout the season.

Bleacher Report’s Greg Swartz makes the case for why Kevin Durant’s fourth-quarter scoring ability is exactly what the Rockets needed most.

But Houston took a leap from regular season curio with unproven youth to true contention when it traded for 15-time All-Star power forward Kevin Durant. The Rockets also signed rim-rolling center Clint Capela, 3-and-D swingman Dorian Finney-Smith, and shooting guard Josh Okogie, while re-signing point guard Fred VanVleet and center Steven Adams.