[Cactus Jack]

I can see why everyone involved made the move. KD has bounced around a bit since leaving Oklahoma City-- Golden State, Brooklyn, and Phoenix for ~3 years apiece, now Houston.

He's 36 with a lot of miles-- going deep into the playoffs takes a toll on players and he's been in more than two full seasons worth of playoff games. Phoenix just invested a ton in Booker; he's been in the league awhile but came in really young and is only 28.

Don't think Durant is the answer for Houston if they're looking to make a really deep run, but he's probably going to be the difference in one to two seed lines and a playoff series if they sit him during the regular season and save him up for a playoff run.

Will be interesting to see how he impacts the locker room. They let Durant go for a bunch of second round picks (which is better than nothing) and it looks like they're going to let Beal go as well, so things might not have been great behind closed doors.

Nothing would surprise me with Sheppard in Houston. Seemed like they were auditioning him around the trade deadline this season and not so sure that they aren't doing the same thing this summer. Imagine that it may be somewhere in between seeing what he could contribute for them in spot duty and gauging his peak trade value. Shutting him down within the last 24 hours really doesn't move the needle in terms of clarity either.