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The Houston Rockets enter the NBA offseason with a definite desire for improvement because of the general belief that the previous season was disappointing. Despite having the highest expectations heading into the season, the Rockets were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs for the second year in a row, and while Houston could […]
The Houston Rockets’ offseason plans haven’t been made clear. The Rockets could go in a number of directions, as they’ve got glaring roster needs. Last season’s team lacked playmaking guards, not to mention the Rockets’ lack of outside shooters. The Rockets lost the math game essentially every night. And they could use more shot makers […]
The Houston Rockets have an identity. They may not have much else. You may not like that identity. You still can’t deny its existence. When rival fans think of the Rockets, they have a clear image in their minds. They’re scrappy. The Rockets are the best rebounding team in basketball. They’re among the best defensive […]
Houston Rockets forward Kevin Durant is celebrating another successful season in the NBA with his 12th All-NBA honor of his career. With his 12th All-NBA appearance, Durant joins an elite club of basketball greats, which includes: Here’s a list of the All-NBA teams that the voters chose: First: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Nikola Jokic, Victor Wembanyama, Luka […]
From the 21st pick in the draft to one of the 15 best players in the league. The NBA has announced their All-NBA teams for the 2025-26 season, revealing that Tyrese Maxey has been selected for the first time in his career. He joins Jalen Duren, Chet Holmgren, Jalen Johnson, and Jamal Murray for those […]
Alperen Sengun had an opportunity to prove that his 2024-2025 All-Star campaign wasn’t a fluke, and that Raphael Stone and Ime Udoka were right to hand him the keys to the franchise when they traded away Jalen Green and brought in a 37-year-old Kevin Durant. The result? I guess you could say he did that? […]
The Houston Rockets have a major offseason ahead. Amen Thompson and Tari Eason are both up for contract extensions, and reports have come out that Fred VanVleet may get his contract restructured, and this is not counting them having Fred VanVleet and Steven Adams back next year. Fred and Adams will obviously both be returning […]
The Houston Rockets have been stress-testing the concept of the point guard for a long time. Astute Dream Shakers will know that I’ve taken this angle before. Let’s speed run it. Mike D’Antoni moved James Harden from the two to the one. Harden left, and Kevin Porter Jr. larked as a point guard for a […]
Some problems have multiple solutions. Other problems have no solution, and that’s why competing hypothetical solutions seem viable to different people. It’s hard to say which of those two types of problems the Houston Rockets have right now. The two 2025-26 NBA Western Conference Finalists are lightyears ahead of Houston. Some fans are waving the […]
In sports, there are three types of players. Those who are great regular season players, who take their greatness to a whole other level in the playoffs. Then there are great regular season players who flame out in the postseason. Lastly, there are the players who are average to good regular season players, who step […]
It was a pleasant surprise to the Lakers that Austin Reaves was able to return earlier than expected from his oblique strain. Thanks to his efforts to get back, Reaves helped the Lakers eliminate the Rockets and then played in the second round against the Thunder. We don’t have all the details on how hard […]
As of now, the Houston Rockets do not own a first-round pick in the much anticipated 2026 NBA Draft. That asset was sent to the Oklahoma City Thunder as part of the ill-fated 2019 trade involving Chris Paul and Russell Westbrook. The Rockets do, however, possess a significant amount of future draft capital. If Houston […] The post Would the Rockets consider trading into the 2026 NBA Draft? appeared first on ClutchFans .
The Houston Rockets have some work to do, from a roster standpoint. This couldn’t have been made more obvious following Houston’s disappointing first-round postseason series against the Los Angeles Lakers, who were playing without their best player in Luka Doncic, while their second-best player in Austin Reaves was limited to just two games. The Rockets […]
Kevin Durant’s situation with the Rockets appears increasingly unstable, potentially reopening the door for a Warriors reunion.
Yes, we know that Fred VanVleet didn’t play for the Houston Rockets this season. But given that GM Rafael Stone stayed quiet at the NBA Trade Deadline and cited VanVleet’s absence for why team management wasn’t making any moves to improve, which became a huge part of this season’s narrative, we wanted to include FVV […]
Houston Rockets phenom Amen Thompson is eligible for a contract extension this offseason for up to five years at $251 million. That’s the most the Rockets can offer, but there’s reason to believe Houston would not want to give him that much money, given how much they have to spend elsewhere. Houston Chronicle reporter Varun […]
Ime Udoka has a type. Skill? What’s that? Shooting? In basketball? Why? Hustle? Welcome to the team. Jokes aside, an organizational emphasis on effort is not an inherent disadvantage. Last offseason, the Rockets overindexed on size and defense. I personally think it’s unfair to retcon a Dorian Finney-Smith signing that would have made sense if […]
After reigning MVP and the runner-up for MVP in 2019, James Harden and the rest of the Houston Rockets gentlemen-swept the Utah Jazz 4-1 in April of 2019 and beat the Jazz for the second year in a row in the playoffs, the Jazz decided it was time to change it up and “upgrade” the […]
Headed into this past regular season, the Rockets offered Tari Eason a four-year, $100 million extension with protections tied to injuries given Eason’s already extensive injury history. Eason kindly rejected that offer and chose to bet on himself. Now that the dust has settled on the 2025-2026 season, we can begin to answer the question […]
It wasn’t supposed to be this way, man. Dorian Finney-Smith was supposed to be a difference maker for the Houston Rockets. An impact player, if you will. The Rockets’ brain trust even tabbed Finney-Smith as Dillon Brooks’ replacement. (And we know how valuable he became and how important he was for this Rockets ball club). […]
Jae’Sean Tate is the longest-tenured player on the Houston Rockets, as he’s been on several iterations of the team. Tate burst on the scene as an undrafted rookie, averaging 11.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.5 assists in his debut NBA season. He followed that up with an even stronger sophomore campaign, averaging 11.8 points, 5.4 […]
The story of Clint Capela returning to the Rockets begins, as most tragic stories do, with Steven Adams. Steven Adams over the past four regular seasons has played in 138 of 328 possible games. His last fully healthy season was 2022-23 with the Memphis Grizzlies. While Adams has been undeniably effective in the ways he’s […]
For the first time in five years, the Houston Rockets had no direct stakes in the NBA Draft Lottery. Sure, indirectly, they’re affected by the Brooklyn Nets’ pick slipping to sixth. Rockets fans will be rooting against the Nets throughout 2026-27. Even if the league flattens the draft odds, a bleaker future for the Nets […]
In the first round, it was the Lakers who were up 3-0 over the Rockets, looking to complete a sweep. Now, in the second round, they are on the other side, looking to avoid going out in four games against the Thunder. So far, the odds don’t look so good. Not only have the Lakers […]
Sunday evening’s Game 4 in Minneapolis did not go as planned for the San Antonio Spurs. With 8:39 left in the second quarter, Wemby was ejected when his right elbow hit Reid’s throat. Forgetting for a second that, had it been any other player, the elbow would have landed on Reid’s chest, the foul represents a […]