It’s not even July 1 yet, and already, the biggest move of the offseason has gone down. Per USA TODAY Sports:

The Los Angeles Clippers have agreed to trade All-Star point guard Chris Paul to the Houston Rockets for Patrick Beverley, Sam Dekker, Lou Williams and a 2018 first-round draft pick, a person with knowledge of the agreement told USA TODAY Sports’ Sam Amick.

That’s right: A 55-win team that already had an insane season from James Harden and that broke the single-season record in three-pointers made with 1,117 shots hit from beyond the arc just added Paul, still one of the league’s best point guards at 32 years old.

And yes, there are immediate concerns about Harden and Paul playing in the same backcourt …

… and then there’s this response:

Hey, we all wondered if Kevin Durant would fit in a crowded Golden State Warriors lineup and we saw how that turned out. The reality is that if the latter tweet is true, the Rockets already crazy-good offense is going to get even better.

Take a look at this moment from a Rockets-Blazers game this past season, just so you see why Houston’s offense works so well to begin with: Harden starts with the ball in his hands. A pick from center Clint Capela comes and suddenly, everything opens up.

Harden now has a bunch of options:

1. Drive to the hoop if the mismatch is good.

2. Pull up and shoot if another defender doesn’t switch fast enough.

3. If Capela rolls to the hoop and a bigger defender commits to Harden, the guard can toss the big man an easy alley-oop.

4. Should Harden face a double-team or sees a second defender leaning his way, he can kick it out to any of those terrific outside shooters (Ryan Anderson, Trevor Ariza or Eric Gordon). That would explain why the team broke that three-pointers record.

5. There are also scenarios where the pick-setter can roll and Harden can find him as he heads to the hoop, similar to option No. 3.

In the example above, Harden went with option No. 1, slowly dribbling into the paint and hitting a weird-looking floater.

This video does a fantastic job of breaking down how the whole thing works:

Now, here’s why I think Paul and Harden can co-exist together. Imagine if that’s Paul on the ball and it’s Harden who’s on the end of a pass when CP3 draws a defense on a drive. Or if Paul (37 percent from three in his career) is shooting when a defense collapses? Remember how good Paul is creating points in a pick-and-roll offense and that he’s replacing Beverley, a great defender and passer, but who is no Chris Paul.

Head coach Mike D’Antoni, who made this offense hum, now has more weapons. He can torture defenses by having Paul and Harden take turns handling the ball and making opponents pick their poison, or have them play in separate units, which sounds positively exhausting.

Will Paul have to adjust and take fewer mid-range shots? Probably. Will Harden have to learn to co-exist again with another backcourt superstar? Sure. But if they learn to do it all in that offense, they might be able to keep up with Durant’s Warriors.