It's not too common for two teams to be winners in a franchise-altering trade. Well, that can be said for the Phoenix Suns and Houston Rockets after trading for Kevin Durant during the offseason.

Many thought Houston won the trade by a landslide, and many thought Phoenix was beginning a rebuild. It may only be 17 games in, but both sides might've come out victorious.

Allow me to explain.

Well before Durant arrived in the Valley of the Sun, the organization was in desperate need of a culture change. Some thought the change would've come courtesy of the All-NBA forward.

However, Phoenix needed more than a player to bring back the times of old. One superstar forward was not going to be the catalyst for imminent change.

Two head coaches later, as well as an injury-riddled roster and bei

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