Now with the Rockets, Kevin Durant will be on the opponent’s bench for Oklahoma City’s ring night in October. That adds yet another layer of intrigue.

If Durant is going to downplay the Thunder's championship, he's inviting fans to boo him on Opening Night. That's happened in his seven trips to OKC since he left. Expect that to continue until the day he retires, and at his eventual jersey retirement ceremony a few decades from now.

Generally, as players get older and spend more time in the NBA (or any pro sport, for that matter), they get wiser and conduct themselves with more privacy, a bit more dignity. But new Rockets star Kevin Durant has never been one for keeping is Twitter finger quiet,