Nobody knows where Kevin Durant will sign this summer. Not even Kevin Durant. With so many options on the table, and the most realistic one doubling as the most dull, the third-best player in the world has just a bit of pressure on his shoulders to make the right decision and put himself in position to win a championship sooner than later.

James Harden and the Houston Rockets are praying they land him.

On @SiriusXMNBA James Harden said the Rockets want to get Kevin Durant. He doesn\'t think KD fits in San Antonio. — Calvin Watkins (@calvinwatkins) June 2, 2016

Does Houston — a .500 team that will likely lose its second-best player in free agency, is on its third head coach in 10 months and doesn’t have as much front-office stability as it likes to project — have a chance? Assuming Dwight Howard opts out of his contract, the Rockets have more than enough cap space to lock Durant into a four-year maximum contract. So, technically, yes. There’s a chance.

They have Harden, Durant’s former teammate and friend who’s arguably better than Russell Westbrook, to help steer their offense in the right direction. And GM Daryl Morey will likely still have some more wiggle room to form a worthwhile supporting cast over the next two summers. Clint Capela is more than ready to step in as Howard’s replacement at center, and Trevor Ariza is an interesting trade asset who, if not dealt, is still a better 3-and-D chess piece than anyone on Oklahoma City’s roster.

That isn’t to say the Thunder’s supporting cast isn’t better than the Rockets’, because it is. And even with Texas not having an income tax, Durant will make a lot more money if he stays put and signs a two-year deal with the Thunder.

But it’s more interesting if he leaves. And watching Durant and Harden together again would be all sorts of awesome.

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