The Houston Rockets are back depending on ping-pong balls in hopes of significantly improving their roster. The Rockets will be one of 14 teams participating in the 2024 NBA Draft Lottery. However, due to recent changes within the league's calendar, the Rockets are five days away from learning their fate.
Alperen Sengun made significant leaps during the 2023-24 season. He became arguably the Houston Rockets' best player, averaging 21.1 points on 53.7 percent shooting, 9.3 rebounds, and 5.0 assists.
Shortly after signing with the Houston Rockets last summer, Dillon Brooks represented Canada at the FIBA World Cup in Asia. Canada surprised many by capturing the bronze medal in a third-place game win against the United States, but Brooks and his fellow Canadians have bigger plans for this upcoming summer in Paris.
In many respects, P.J. Tucker has been a bit of an ageless wonder. The long-time 3-and-D forward rose to prominence in his late 20s, at which point many players' NBA careers have already concluded.
Since the start of the team's rebuilding project in January 2021, the Houston Rockets have had three consecutive top-five picks. Unfortunately, neither of the Rockets' top prospects took home Rookie of the Year honors.
The NBA announced Monday afternoon that San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama won Rookie of the Year honors for the 2023-24 season. Wembanyama became the third player in franchise history to win the award, joining David Robinson (1990) and Tim Duncan (1998).
The Houston Rockets are less than a week away from learning where their lottery pick will be standing at the 2024 NBA Draft. The Rockets hold the Brooklyn Nets' pick as a result of the James Harden trade back in 2021.
I think you can probably have Jae’Sean Tate squarely in the “Least likely to be a Rocket much longer” column. When he signed a three-year, $20 million deal in 2022, it seemed like a pretty good bargain for the utility player.
The NBA has just one game on its slate today, an afternoon matinee Game 7 between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Orlando Magic. However, there's a slight Houston Rockets angle to today's game, as J.B.
The last time Dwight Howard was in the NBA, he proved his capability of being a serviceable reserve big man. In fact, he would've been perfect on the Houston Rockets this past season, as they struggled to find a backup big essentially all year.
The Houston Rockets should be pleased with the progress No. 4 overall pick Amen Thompson made in his rookie year. Thompson averaged 9.5 points and 6.6 rebounds per game for the Rockets this season in 62 appearances.
The 2023-24 Houston Rockets were significantly better than expected, as they won 41 games, while they were predicted to win roughly 32 games by the Vegas oddsmakers.
Jalen Green and Alperen Sengun have established themselves as the Houston Rockets' cornerstones. Both players made significant improvements during the 2023-24 season.
Last offseason, the Houston Rockets had a major decision to make. They needed a head coach. Better yet, they needed the right coach. They had Stephen Silas, who was known to be an offensive guru, based on his tenure with the Dallas Mavericks, however, it's a bit different without Luka Doncic.
The Houston Rockets could be looking to make another big splash this offseason after missing the NBA Playoffs despite a 41-41 record and a 19-win improvement from the previous year.
Aaron Holiday was one of the Rockets’ best offseason additions this past season. After playing with four teams before signing with the Houston Rockets as a free agent, Aaron Holiday wasn't expected to play a significant role on the team this season.
Dillon Brooks will have a busy offseason. While training for his second season with the Houston Rockets, Brooks will represent Canada during the 2024 Olympics.
LeBron James' candid remarks on the 'Mind The Game' podcast shed light on the perplexing strategy employed by the Houston Rockets during their historic collapse in Game 7 of the 2018 Western Conference Finals.
The transition to the NBA can be a major challenge for young players. It can be a lot of waiting your turn and observing from the bench, a vastly different role than many players held in college.
Kevin Porter Jr.'s stint with PAOK in Greece has reignited his passion for basketball and provided him with a supportive environment to showcase his talents.
The NBA 2K24 Stratosphere MyTEAM event adds yet another 100 OVR player item, this time in the form of Houston Rockets’ Legend Yao Ming. Furthermore, this Stratosphere collection also includes a wide variety of Dark Matter, Galaxy Opal, and Pink Diamond Players.
The Houston Rockets might have to consider adding some big-man depth via this summer’s NBA Draft because of how things unfolded for them late in the 2023-24 campaign.
Rockets general manager Rafael Stone and assistant GM Eli Witus signed multiyear contract extensions with the franchise earlier this season.
Boban Marjanovic is one of the league’s most beloved players even if he’s not getting that many minutes. The popular bench player on the Houston Rockets is met with cheers wherever he goes due to his bubbly personality that betrays his huge 7’4″ frame.
In the Rockets' final game of the season, little-used Boban Marjanovic put up 12 points and one assist. Two assists if you count free chicken.
The Warriors star can be petty when he needs to be.
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