Kevin Durant's debut 2025-26 NBA campaign with the Houston Rockets was easily one of the greatest individual seasons in the history of the Rockets franchise. It's hard to imagine how the Rockets would've fared without Durant this season.  Especially when considering how much differently the team looked without Fred VanVleet and Steven Adams, both of whom missed extensive time due to injuries. Houston was always going to struggle from a chemistry standpoint, as they parted with two starters in Jalen Green and Dillon Brooks, in order to bring Durant in. Brooks had become one of Houston's vocal leaders, alongside VanVleet. With both players away from the floor, the Rockets faced a major leadership void. Durant has never been a fiery vocal leader, rather one who lets his on-court play do the talking, at least from a leadership standpoint, as we know Durant likes to trash talk opponents and trade barbs. In fact, he lives for that. Durant is more of a lead by example type of player, on the court.…