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The Houston Rockets reportedly plan to stagger James Harden and Russell Westbrook, meaning the two superstars won’t share that much time together on the court, according to Ramona Shelburne of ESPN. Both Harden and Westbrook are ball-dominant players. The two MVPs will obviously start and finish games together, but Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni plans […]

Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant have a famously shaky relationship. The former teammates turned enemies always have something to say to each other when they face off on the court. It seems like Westbrook has never forgiven Durant for leaving the Oklahoma City Thunder for the Golden State Warriors in 2016. So when a comedian […]

Russell Westbrook was already earning a handsome salary after he signed a five-year, $205 million salary with the Oklahoma City Thunder back in 2017. However, he is going to be saving that much more money after being traded to the Houston Rockets. According to Forbes writer Sean Packard, Westbrook will save $10 million in taxes […]

It’s easy to be critical of the Houston Rockets’ acquisition of Russell Westbrook. It’s still unclear who they were bidding against for a player on the downside of his career due approximately $170 million over the next four seasons. Prior to the trade, it was unclear whether or not Westbrook was a positive trade asset, […]

Houston Rockets superstar guard Russell Westbrook (it’s still weird to say that) has a big fan in an NBA front office somewhere. An anonymous NBA executive spoke glowingly about Westbrook after the Rockets agreed to a deal to acquire the former MVP from the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday. “I love everything [Westbrook] stands for […]

The Houston Rockets are signing former first-overall pick Anthony Bennett to a non-guaranteed deal, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Former No. 1 pick Anthony Bennett has agreed to a non-guaranteed deal with the Houston Rockets, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 13, 2019 In an earlier report by Jonathan […]

Landing former league MVP and star point guard Russell Westbrook? Check. Impressing NBA commentator Chris Broussard? Not quite for the Houston Rockets. On FS1’s sports talk show program “Undisputed” on Friday, Broussard told co-hosts Skip Bayless, Shannon Sharpe and Jenny Taft that he’d still pick the Denver Nuggets and Utah Jazz over the Rockets. The […]

Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni was a strong advocate to bring veteran center Tyson Chandler to Houston, according to Tim MacMahon of ESPN. D’Antoni coached Chandler with the New York Knicks. Chandler will back up Clint Capela on the Rockets. Mike D’Antoni coached Tyson Chandler with the Knicks and was a strong advocate for […]

FOX Sports analyst Chris Broussard believes the Houston Rockets are going to be scary with the addition of former Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook. The Rockets traded for Westbrook in exchange for Chris Paul and multiple first-round picks and swaps. The deal reunited Russ with former OKC teammate James Harden in Houston, who now […]

Despite the Houston Rockets’ blockbuster acquisition of former league MVP Russell Westbrook from the Oklahoma City Thunder, some around the NBA aren’t sold on his fit alongside James Harden in Clutch City. According to Vincent Good of Yahoo Sports, various league executives and coaches expressed skepticism of the Westbrook-Harden fit in Houston although the two […]

James Harden reportedly had enough of playing with Chris Paul on the Houston Rockets and is thrilled CP3 is gone and Russell Westbrook is on his way to Houston. According to Vincent Goodwill of Yahoo Sports, Harden was the driving force behind shipping Paul to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Westbrook. “James made this [expletive] […]

The Miami Heat are reportedly doing its due diligence on Chris Paul, but there is no aggressive pursuit on the Heat’s part to acquire the All-Star point guard, according to Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald. The Houston Rockets traded Paul to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the blockbuster Russell Westbrook trade. The Heat were […]

Houston Rockets star James Harden has made his first statement since the team agreed to a trade with the Oklahoma City Thunder to acquire Russell Westbrook. You’ll have to watch the video, as Harden isn’t in America right now, so the Twitter caption isn’t in English. The former MVP says it’s “going to be a […]

One of the craziest offseasons in NBA history got even wilder Thursday when Russell Westbrook was traded from the Oklahoma City Thunder to the Houston Rockets in exchange for Chris Paul and future first-round picks. Immediately, pundits began breaking down the trade and questioning the effect on the Rockets. Some said it would work and […]

The Los Angeles Lakers, Houston Rockets, Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Clippers and Denver Nuggets all have interest in Memphis Grizzlies small forward Andre Iguodala, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. It looks like the Grizzlies aren’t going to buy out Iguodala, as they want to get something in return for the veteran […]

Former NBA big man Kendrick Perkins has “no doubt” the Russell Westbrook-James Harden pairing will work for the Houston Rockets. The Rockets agreed to a deal with the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday to acquire Westbrook. Houston sent Chris Paul and a bevy of picks to OKC in exchange for Russ. Former teammate, @KendrickPerkins on […]

The Houston Rockets were one of the quietest teams in the NBA this offseason up until Thursday night, when they swung a trade to land Russell Westbrook, sending Chris Paul and some draft picks back to the Oklahoma City Thunder in return. Westbrook will now be reunited with James Harden, his teammate of three years […]

The biggest question being raised in the advent of the Russell Westbrook-Chris Paul trade deal between the Houston Rockets and the Oklahoma City Thunder is how Westbrook will co-exist with James Harden in Houston. This is definitely a valid concern, considering these two are the league’s top two guys in terms of usage rate. However, […]

Free agent center Tyson Chandler has agreed to a one-year deal with the Houston Rockets, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. The Rockets had been reportedly recruiting Chandler to join the team, but it seems the veteran was impressed by the recent deal that brought Russell Westbrook to Clutch City, enticing him […]

The Houston Rockets already pulled off one of the bigger moves of this offseason, reuniting Russell Westbrook with James Harden in a trade with the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Rockets don’t want to stop there, though. According to a report from The Athletic, the Rockets are actively pursuing former Warriors sixth-man Andre Iguodala. Via Sam […]

The Houston Rockets made their splashy move of the summer after being limited to re-signing their free agents for the vast part of this offseason. The acquisition of Russell Westbrook certainly gives them a demonic one-two punch between him and recent MVP runner-up James Harden, but that won’t come without its fair share of issues […]

Chris Paul has landed with the Oklahoma City Thunder after the Houston Rockets traded him for Russell Westbrook on Thursday, yet the dime maestro is likely to find another home soon before the start of the 2019-20 season. These are three potential scenarios that could work out for the 33-year-old floor general: Miami Heat The […]

Former Houston Rockets big man Zhou Qi’s move away from the NBA now appears all but certain, with the 23-year-old reportedly looking to make a move out to Europe. NBA insider Emiliano Carchia reports. Chinese star & former Rockets forward Zhou Qi has hired European agent, Tadas Bulotas, with the goal to play Europe next […]

With the Houston Rockets recently pulling the trigger on a trade deal centered around Russell Westbrook and Chris Paul, the team’s front office has made it abundantly clear how they intend to move forward in the next couple of years. However, their future plans in the coaching department does not seem to be as clear […]

Sometimes, some people make outlandish proclamations that are hard to follow through on. This appears to be the case for Houston Rockets writer Taylor Pate, who promised to have a Russell Westbrook-inspired tattoo done if the Rockets traded for the former MVP. Well, with that move now in the books, Pate will need to pay […]

The final pieces of the domino appear to be falling into place in what is easily the most compelling offseason we’ve had in the NBA in the past few years. By successfully pairing two former MVP’s of the past three seasons in James Harden and newly-acquired superstar point guard Russell Westbrook, the Houston Rockets instantly […]

The Houston Rockets explored every potential avenue in hopes to trade for Russell Westbrook, including potentially keeping Chris Paul in house while bringing in the 2017 NBA MVP, according to Sam Amick of The Athletic. That notion alone is enough to make someone’s head explode into a thousand bearded Daryl Morey memes, as the sheer […]

The Houston Rockets pulled off one of the bigger deals of the 2019 offseason on Thursday night, trading Chris Paul and a series of future picks to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for Russell Westbrook. As a result, Houston’s chances of winning the 2020 NBA championship have gone up substantially. Via Marcus White of […]

ESPN’s Jalen Rose is fond of the new series of dynamic duos that have flooded the NBA to help create more parity, with Russell Westbrook and James Harden the latest to join the fray. Westbrook was just traded to the Houston Rockets for Chris Paul, allowing the 2017 NBA MVP to reunite with his former […]

The Houston Rockets pulled off the blockbuster move that was promised after their disappointing playoff exit, acquiring Russell Westbrook from the Oklahoma City Thunder to reunite him with James Harden. There are already questions about how Harden and Westbrook will mesh at this stage of their careers, given both players are extremely ball-dominant and Harden […]

The Houston Rockets’ one deciding factor to go all-in on acquiring point guard Russell Westbrook was James Harden’s unequivocal conviction that a pairing with former teammate Russell Westbrook would be as easy as re-learning to ride a bike. Rockets general manager Daryl Morey called his franchise star to discuss his potential fit with the triple-double […]

New Houston Rockets point guard Russell Westbrook knew he could soon be wearing a different uniform after 11 years with the Oklahoma City Thunder soon after a third straight first-round exit this past postseason. According to Jonathan Feigen of The Houston Chronicle, the 2016-17 MVP “met with the Thunder front office this week to say […]

A recent report from ESPN’s Tim MacMahon claims the tension between James Harden and Chris Paul — which the Houston Rockets considered manageable and not unusual for alpha dogs of their kind — did not factor into the decision to deal for Russell Westbrook. “That would not have driven us to do something we otherwise […]

James Harden just got reunited with a familiar face, and moreover, a teammate on an NBA Finals squad. Despite the new presence of Russell Westbrook, basketball analyst Stephen A. Smith believes that the Houston Rockets are still James Harden’s team. Per NBA on ESPN, Smith shared his thoughts on the deal which sent Westbrook to […]

James Harden and Russell Westbrook — now both with the Houston Rockets — reportedly called each other the night after Paul George got traded. Per Brian Windhorst via The Hoop Collective Podcast, Harden and Westbrook “started working” on becoming teammates once again after George was traded to the LA Clippers. Russ and Harden were determined […]

You weren’t the only one overwhelmed by news of the latest blockbuster NBA trade. When the deal involving Russell Westbrook and Chris Paul was posted on the video board at Thomas & Mack Center during Las Vegas Summer League play, a crowd delirious from an offseason marked by wholesale roster turnover and binging summer basketball […]

In what was potentially the final bit of earth-shattering news of the NBA offseason, the Houston Rockets traded for Russell Westbrook by shipping away Chris Paul and a smattering of future first-round draft picks. In the deal, the Rockets sent out Chris Paul to the Oklahoma City Thunder to make salaries work and this makes […]

Russell Westbrook and James Harden are teammates once again after the Houston Rockets bid adieu to Chris Paul and his contract to go along with a bevy of picks, sending them the Oklahoma City Thunder’s way. The Thunder continue to juice up their stash of future picks that could very well earn them the name […]

Houston Rockets star guard James Harden was reportedly the ‘driving force’ for his team’s acquisition of former teammate Russell Westbrook. Per Tim MacMahon of ESPN, the two wanted to reunite despite doubts on whether they can co-exist or not. The Rockets, meanwhile, believe that they can achieve more with Westbrook on their team rather than […]