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An anonymous NBA executive says Chris Paul “can’t stay healthy” and the Houston Rockets would be “happy just to move him along,” according to Sean Deveney of Sporting News. The Rockets are reportedly trying to trade Paul this summer, a task which is easier said than done. Paul arguably has the worst contract in the […]

The Charlotte Hornets are reportedly interested in trading for Houston Rockets shooting guard Eric Gordon, according to Steve Kyler of Basketball Insiders. Except for superstar James Harden, the Rockets are reportedly making every player on the roster available in trade talks this summer. Eric Gordon. https://t.co/U5qeVCi6cm — Steve Kyler (@stevekylerNBA) May 31, 2019 Gordon has […]

An anonymous front office executive describes a potential Chris Paul trade for the Houston Rockets as “something where if I am taking back your dead wood, you’ve got to take back some of mine,” according to Sean Deveney of Sporting News. Paul is 34 and has roughly $124 million left on his contract. The Rockets […]

Mike D’Antoni has just one year left on his contract as head coach of the Houston Rockets, and judging by the way extension talks have gone, it’s going to stay that way going into next season. Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta and general manager Daryl Morey had indicated that Houston offered D’Antoni at least $5 million […]

Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey addressed the trade talks surrounding the team in the past few days. According to Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle, Morey said that they are certainly open to making trades that will help them improve their chances of winning a title next season. The Rockets were the favorites to […]

Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta offered head coach Mike D’Antoni a one-year contract extension worth $5 million. D’Antoni and the Rockets weren’t able to agree upon an extension and will try to come to terms on a deal this summer. Fertitta said he likes he coaches to work with two years on their contracts. Said […]

Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni has no problem coaching the team without a new contract in place. This was what D’Antoni told Fox 26 sports director Mark Berman on May 30. Mike D'Antoni says he'll have no issues coaching the #Rockets with 1 year left on his contract: "No, no, there are no problems. […]

The Boston Celtics, Orlando Magic, Dallas Mavericks and Charlotte Hornets have reportedly been linked to the Houston Rockets in trade talks, according to Steve Kyler of Basketball Insiders. The Rockets are reportedly aggressively trying to move point guard Chris Paul, shooting guard Eric Gordon, and center Clint Capela: The teams I have heard linked to […]

Although the NBA Finals are set to get underway this evening, the Houston Rockets are still attempting to command the attention of the basketball world. Following their Western Conference semifinal loss to the Golden State Warriors, it was reported that general manager Daryl Morey would be given the green light to spend over the luxury […]

Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni has ended contract extension talks with management, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. D’Antoni still plans to coach the Rockets in 2019-20, which is the final year of his contract, and The Athletic’s Sam Amick says the franchise wants him there. Woj had recently reported that the Rockets were interested […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will be looking to upgrade their roster this summer following yet another disappointing season, which resulted in them missing the playoffs again despite having LeBron James. There are tons of speculations about them possibly trading for New Orleans Pelicans star big man Anthony Davis or Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal. […]

After losing to the Golden State Warriors in the playoffs for two consecutive years, Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey has reportedly looked into the possibility of performing a complete overhaul on his current roster. This does not come as a surprise, as Houston’s second-round loss to the Warriors in the playoffs — coupled with their […]

The Golden State Warriors will head into a barnburner of a series against the Toronto Raptors, finally facing a different team from the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals. While LeBron James won’t be there, the two-time defending champions will have another problem of their own: Kawhi Leonard, who they “unequivocally regard” as a bigger […]

The Houston Rockets are serious in making drastic changes in the organization to catapult the team to title contention. After suffering their second straight playoffs exit at the hands of the Golden State Warriors, Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta suggested that they will be aggressive in revamping the team — be it in the roster, coaching […]

Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni and general manager Daryl Morey have begun putting together names of potential assistant coaching candidates. The Houston Chronicle’s Jonathan Feigen reported on the development on May 29. The Rockets had begun the process of retooling the staff with coach Mike D’Antoni and general manager Daryl Morey putting together ‘preferred […]

The Houston Rockets are reportedly insisting a ‘performance-based’ contract extension for head coach Mike D’Antoni, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. The Rockets and D’Antoni have been said to be working on a new contract, with the longtime NBA coach set to enter the final year of his original deal. Team owner Tilman Fertitta has […]

The James Harden-Chris Paul dynamic reportedly wasn’t without its challenges this year for the Houston Rockets, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. The Atheltic reported last week Harden and Paul had a tense discussion about ball movement after the Rockets got eliminated by the Golden State Warriors in the second round of the playoffs in […]

Mike D’Antoni’s days as Houston Rockets coach is likely numbered after he failed to lead them past the Golden State Warriors for the second consecutive season. According to Kelly Iko of The Athletic, the top assistant coach the Rockets will hire will likely become the eventual successor of D’Antoni. The Rockets parted ways with top […]

The Houston Rockets would reportedly move “heaven and earth” if they could acquire Kawhi Leonard this summer, according to Kelly Iko of The Athletic. Leonard becomes an unrestricted free agent this offseason once he declines his 2019-20 player option with the Toronto Raptors. The Rockets don’t have any cap space to sign a max contract […]

ESPN insider Adrian Wojnarowski thinks Clint Capela is “probably the most tradeable” of the group of players the Houston Rockets are looking to move. The Rockets reportedly have made everyone on the roster except James Harden available in trade talks. Wojnarowski says Capela has “been the name that’s been more of a topic here in […]

The Houston Rockets have reportedly already called the Dallas Mavericks about a possible Clint Capela trade, according to Mike Fisher of 247 Sports. A report by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Wednesday stated the Rockets are taking calls on just about everyone on the roster except superstar shooting guard James Harden. The Mavs currently have Salah […]

The Houston Rockets’ championship window was supposed to be shoved wide open after Kevin Durant suffered a calf strain in the third quarter of Game 5 of the Western Conference Semifinals, an injury that’s left him sidelined ever since. Instead, the Golden State Warriors not only held on to win Game 5 without the two-time […]

ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported Wednesday that the Houston Rockets are hellbent on improving their roster, noting that essentially the entire roster is available, with James Harden as the possible lone exception. Woj already said Chris Paul could be traded in the right deal, and The New York Times’ Marc Stein is reporting that the Rockets […]

Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey is reportedly hellbent in improving his roster, showing an “aggressive desire” to do so by being willing to involve players and potential draft picks, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Chris Paul, who is fresh off of signing a four-year, $160 million deal with the team last summer, could be […]

The Houston Rockets and New Orleans Pelicans have put Tyronn Lue in their crosshairs as a potential top assistant, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. However, Lue’s focus remains on returning as a head coach again. Lue has had a couple of assistant coach offers after the Cleveland Cavaliers parted ways with him early […]

At this point, it has become more and more obvious that nobody has the intention of signing 10-time All-Star Carmelo Anthony. Not even a team from halfway across the world seems interested in taking Melo and his baggage. According to a report coming out of the NZ Herald, the New Zealand Breakers basketball club have […]

There were plenty of fantastic seasons from a number of bench players throughout the NBA this year. From a resurgent Derrick Rose to another excellent campaign from Spencer Dinwiddie, and Lou Williams once again proving why he is a perennial “Sixth Man” candidate, bench mobs across the league made vital contributions to playoff teams and […]

Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni appears set to remain at the helm despite getting eliminated by the Golden State Warriors for the second consecutive season. Following their loss to the Warriors in the second round of the 2019 NBA Playoffs, there were speculations that D’Antoni will be booted out. The talks about his departure […]

Former NBA player and current ESPN analyst Jalen Rose revealed some inside info on the alleged spat between Houston Rockets All-Stars James Harden and Chris Paul. Rose says Paul was frustrated with Harden because the reigning MVP would walk up the floor and look disinterested when he would initiate the Rockets’ offense. When Harden runs […]

A number of the Houston Rockets coaching staff will reportedly not return with the team next season, as Jonathan Feigen of The Houston Chronicle reported. Assistant coach Roy Rogers won't return to Rockets https://t.co/LfwuW0G5nk — Jonathan Feigen (@Jonathan_Feigen) May 24, 2019 This series of moves by the Rockets has led to some speculation around the […]

Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni is happy that James Harden is a finalist for the 2019 NBA Most Valuable Player award, but he is quite disappointed that one of his players did not get any recognition this season. D’Antoni feels bad that Rockets forward PJ Tucker failed to make it into the elite circle […]

Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni is not planning to change their playing style anytime soon despite suffering another stinging defeat to the Golden State Warriors in the playoffs this season. The Rockets were considered as the biggest threat to Golden State’s reign, but they fell short anew, losing to the defending champions in six […]

Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni had nothing but praises for James Harden for his performance in the 2018-19 NBA season. Harden was named as a unanimous selection for the 2019 All-NBA First Team along with fellow superstars Giannis Antetokounmpo, Paul George, Stephen Curry and Nikola Jokic. Harden also has chance to bag the Most […]

Houston Rockets coach Mike D’Antoni is expected to return next season despite getting booted out by the Golden State Warriors again this year. However, the Rockets are making changes in his coaching staff, which is puzzling some people in the coaching community. According the Marc Stein of The New York Times, some in the coaching […]

The Houston Rockets were unable to exact revenge against the Golden State Warriors this season. After losing to the two-time champions in the Western Conference Finals last year, they had all the motivation that they need to beat the Dubs this time around. But it didn’t happen. Although it was a tightly contested series, it […]

For the first time since being eliminated in the second round of the playoffs, Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni has given his honest opinion about what happened in their second round series against the Golden State Warriors. The series was tied at 2-2 heading into Game 5, and Houston had the perfect opportunity to […]

When Kevin Durant went down with a calf injury in Game 5 of the Western Conference semi-finals, it sparked hundreds of debates on whether or not the Golden State Warriors can beat the Houston Rockets without him. Apparently, they did, which sparked even hundreds of debates on whether or not the two-time defending champions are […]

The Houston Rockets have decided to let go of Irv Roland, the team’s player development coach. The Houston Rockets have let go of player development assistant coach Irv Roland, who worked very closely with James Harden as well as Chris Paul and PJ Tucker, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) May 24, […]

After losing to the Golden State Warriors yet again in the playoffs, Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni says it’s time to “retool a little bit this summer and figure out how to climb the mountain again.” The Rockets lost to the Warriors in the 2018 Western Conference Finals in seven games and then again […]