Rockets Have New Star in Durant as Southwest Division Adds a Phenom in Flagg to Go with Wembanyama

Rockets have new star in Durant as Southwest Division adds a phenom in Flagg to go with Wembanyama

Kevin Durant is back in Texas. Victor Wembanyama is back after major shoulder surgery. And the Dallas Mavericks aren’t saying when Kyrie Irving might be back from a knee injury so he can join Anthony Davis and No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg.

Kevin Durant Eyes Historic Milestone with Rockets

The Kevin Durant scoring chase has officially entered historic territory. After joining the Houston Rockets in one of the most shocking offseason moves in years, the future Hall of Famer is not just aiming another deep playoff run: he’s chasing immortality. With 30,571 career points, Durant stands eighth on the NBA’s all-time scoring list. Only seven players have ever scored more, and a few of the players that list —Wilt Chamberlain (31,419), Di…