When you talk about Kevin Durant, the conversation almost always swings between his brilliance on the court and the cloud of narratives that follow him off it. From his MVP days in Oklahoma City to his back-to-back titles with the Warriors, to the chaotic chapters in Brooklyn and Phoenix, Durant’s story has rarely been straightforward. Now in Houston, where he landed via a blockbuster seven-team trade this summer, the same mix of questions and intrigue follows him.

On paper, it should be simple: Kevin Durant is still one of the greatest scorers to ever touch a basketball. But the business side of the game complicates things. Houston invested heavily to bring him in—shipping out Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, and a treasure chest of draft capital to Phoenix—but as training camp nears, there’s

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