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Chris Paul and Carmelo Anthony recently hooked up and worked out together on the basketball court. It would have been nothing to write home about if not for the rumors that Anthony could soon become a member of the Houston Rockets once he clears waivers in the event that his salary for the 2018-19 season […]

Houston Rockets star James Harden, the league’s reigning MVP, was just one game away from reaching the NBA Finals last year. As he enters another season, achieving that same feeling again serves as motivation. Speaking on the sidelines of Team USA’s minicamp, Harden recalled the moment when his team was up at halftime in Game […]

Carmelo Anthony’s future in the NBA is still in limbo. Technically, the 10-time All-Star is an Atlanta Hawks player after he was officially traded there by the Oklahoma City Thunder this week, but it’s also widely expected that Anthony’s remaining salary of $27.9 million for the 2018-19 season will be bought out by the Hawks, […]

The Carmelo Anthony offseason drama continues to unfold as the current Atlanta Hawks forward comes closer and closer to officially becoming a Houston Rocket. Most recently, Anthony has been traded from the Oklahoma City Thunder to the Hawks. It is assumed that the Hawks will soon waive him or push for a buyout, allowing any team […]

The Houston Rockets are only days away from bringing their new addition into the fold in Carmelo Anthony, but the 10-time All-Star is taking things as they come. For now, he’s a member of the Atlanta Hawks. The former scoring champion has heard all the rumors and seen the videos surrounding his expected signing with […]

Carmelo Anthony’s legacy has taken a decent hit after a career-worst season as a member of the Oklahoma City Thunder, a rather poor fit that broke a legendary streak of 14 seasons averaging 20 or more points per game — one that had only been done throughout an entire career by the likes of Michael […]

Carmelo Anthony’s stint as a member of the Oklahoma City Thunder was a short-lived one, and while most combat his inability to adjust to a different role or come off the bench, the perennial 20-point scorer just saw it as a poor fit. “At the end of the day, it wasn’t a good fit,” said […]

Carmelo Anthony has proven to be a prideful individual during his tenure in the NBA, and that showed when he was forced into a third scoring option with the Oklahoma City Thunder after 14 seasons of averaging 20-plus points in the league. Yet that pride extended to refusing to come off the bench and even […]

Apart from having an elite set of players and staff, homecourt advantage would help, too, in beating the Golden State Warriors. Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey said that they’ll be targetting the number one seed again this season. He believes that it is important in outlasting the Warriors: “I think the main thing is […]

A year after he was selected by the Houston Rockets in the second round of the 2017 NBA Draft, big man Isaiah Hartenstein has finally inked a contract with the Rockets. The contract is reportedly a three-year deal, according to Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle, who tweeted that detail just prior to Rockets general […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have gotten out of his biggest contractual burden, now officially shipping Carmelo Anthony to the Atlanta Hawks after a three-team trade with the Philadelphia 76ers has become official. General manager Sam Presti thanked Anthony for his short stint with the team, while praising his professionalism and upfront attitude with the front […]

One of the Phoenix Suns biggest offseason scores, and the Houston Rockets biggest downfalls, has been that of Trevor Ariza. The three-and-D small forward bolted for The Valley of the Sun for a one-year, $15 million deal, quickly saying goodbye to the Rockets after a season in which they came a win shy of the […]

Carmelo Anthony, despite the obvious decline in his play over the last few years, has openly expressed his reluctance to not come off the bench. As such, the soon-to-be Houston Rocket star’s antics have led him to a milestone: he is the only player to have played at least 1,000 games since the 1981-1982 season to […]

Carmelo Anthony’s time with the Atlanta Hawks is not expected to last very long, as it’s already been reported earlier that the Houston Rockets are eyeing to sign the 10-time All-Star forward to a veteran minimum contract worth just $2.4 million once he’s able to find his way out of his present situation. Anticipating Anthony’s […]

Restricted Houston Rockets free agent Clint Capela remains unsigned. Capela is probably the best free agent left on the market, but Houston still believes they can work out a deal with the big man. Rockets CEO Tad Brown reiterated this sentiment on Monday. #Rockets CEO Tad Brown (@tadbbrown) on Clint Capela (@CapelaClint): "We love Clint. […]

The 2018-19 Houston Rockets roster has yet to be fully assembled, but thanks to NBA trainer Chris Brickley and his now-famous Blackout Sessions, we can all get a preview of what an offense comprised of Chris Paul, James Harden and Carmelo Anthony would look like in the near future thanks to a video taken last […]

Last week, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that the Oklahoma City Thunder agreed to trade Carmelo Anthony and a protected 2022 first-round pick to Atlanta for point guard Dennis Schroder and Mike Muscala. The Hawks are expected to release Anthony, and once he clears waivers, he’s expected to join the Houston Rockets on some sort of […]

Soon-to-be free agent forward Carmelo Anthony intends to sign with the Houston Rockets after he clears waivers, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. He is expected to sign a one-year, $2.4 million deal for the veteran’s minimum with the team. Anthony has been known to debate between the Rockets and the Miami […]

Look out Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, there’s a new threat from behind the arc. Toyota developed a robot named CUE that gets buckets. In a video posted by Yahoo Sports, the robot shot a perfect 10 out of 10 from the elbow. This robot about to sign with the Warriors for the minimum 😂 […]

The Houston Rockets are the favorite to land Carmelo Anthony. That may look like the last big move the Rockets make during the offseason. But Rockets general manager Daryl Morey isn’t ruling anything out yet. According to Alysha Tsuji of For The Win, when asked if the Rockets were closing in on Anthony, Morey stated […]

Some in the NBA try to stay away from social media but for Houston Rockets Daryl Morey that isn’t the case. He might be the most active general manager in all of sports on social media, and he was back at it again on Saturday. Morey took over the Houston Rockets franchise’s esports organization, Clutch Gaming’s […]

With Kawhi Leonard saga now over, much of the NBA offseason drama will now be supplied by the ongoing situation of another superstar in the form of Carmelo Anthony. Anthony was recently flipped by the Oklahoma City Thunder to the Atlanta Hawks together with a future protected draft pick for Dennis Schroder and Mike Muscala […]

Former All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony is finally set to hit the free agent market after the Oklahoma City Thunder moved him to the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday where he was bought out from the final year of his deal. This has seemingly put the Houston Rockets as the perceived favorites to land the 34-year-old once […]

Following the Oklahoma City Thunder shipping former NBA All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony to the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday, leading to a buyout, has put the Houston Rockets in the driver seat to add him to the mix. With that in mind, reigning league MVP James Harden has chimed in on the situation calling the potential […]

Talks between the Houston Rockets and restricted free agent center Clint Capela are still on the works, nearly three weeks in the making, as both sides try to agree on a long-term deal that will keep their 1-2-5 core intact. Capela was reportedly seeking a deal of the length and size of Steven Adams’ with […]

Carmelo Anthony was earlier traded by the Oklahoma City Thunder to the Atlanta Hawks, but it’s not expected to be his final destination this summer. Anthony is reportedly going to be waived by the Hawks, allowing him to become an unrestricted free agent. No one knows for sure which uniform Anthony will wear next season, […]

The defending champion Golden State Warriors are the favorites to win the NBA championship once again when the 2018-19 NBA season gets underway. Having acquired All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins this offseason has made the Warriors a more daunting challenge for the entire league. Though he may not be available for at least the first two […]

This past season, Houston Rockets star shooting guard James Harden won the MVP trophy for the first time in his career. He nearly won the award in a number of recent years, but was always edged out due to something spectacular a player ahead of him did. This time, Harden won over the voters. While […]

An NBA team can be just as good as its front office. Over the years, it has become increasingly evident that a team’s success in the league is largely dependent on how well its executives are pulling the strings behind the curtain. That is also why it does not come as a big surprise that […]

The Chris Paul’s Houston Rockets are at the top of Carmelo Anthony’s list once he devises a manner in which to part ways with the Oklahoma City Thunder. Clutch City is largely viewed as the frontrunner to land the perennial scorer after they pursued him last offseason, but the reason the team feels confident his […]

The Houston Rockets are still largely expected to re-sign their restricted free agent Clint Capela, who is yet to receive any offers from teams around the NBA, according to Jordan Schultz of Yahoo Sports. Capela recently turned down a four-year, $85 million deal and previously was offered a mere four-year, $60 million by the Rockets, […]

Despite suffering a massive dip in Rodney Hood’s stats across the board, the Houston Rockets do not appear to be scared of gambling on the lefty shooter. According to Joe Vardon of Cleveland.com, Hood may have been in contact with the top regular season team in 2017-18. As transcribed by HoopsHype: “There’s been reports of […]

Every year I pencil in two additional holidays onto my calendar, July 1st and whatever date the NBA trade deadline is set for. These two days are different sorts of holidays, though have very many familiar aspects. They’re both gift giving holidays, where an omnipresent sort of being presents knowledge to us lay-people. These holidays […]

Houston Rockets superstar James Harden is well aware of the offseason power moves that have shaken the NBA. As such, the reigning Most Valuable Player isn’t taking any days off even when he’s supposed to be relaxing on vacation. Harden had just posted a photo on Instagram with the caption “Stay woke.” As seen in […]

There’s already a youth movement in Sacramento but the Kings are not done yet. In fact, Sacramento could be dipping its toes in the Carmelo Anthony and Clint Capela situations, per David Weiner of ClutchFans. The Sacramento Kings are now the last team able to materially facilitate a Carmelo Anthony salary dump trade for OKC. […]

Will anyone be surprised when Carmelo Anthony lands with the Houston Rockets? Probably not. Since the news broke that Anthony and the Thunder were parting ways, Houston was always the most logical destination. The bigger question is whether or not Anthony and Mike D’Antoni can put their tenuous past behind them. According to Jordan Schultz […]

Carmelo Anthony and the Oklahoma City Thunder are looking for a way to split, according to most NBA sources. However, there is a bit of a problem. Instead of waiving Anthony outright, the Thunder would like to trade him to another team, leaving them to waive his $28 million contract (if they so choose). There […]

It didn’t take long for the NBA’s Most Valuable Player in Houston Rockets superstar James Harden to come back home to his roots, putting in some work at UCLA after he went back to his native Los Angeles for some offseason hoop action. While some players at the Bruins facility were hoping to get a […]

With the Golden State Warriors opting to go younger given that their nucleus is getting up there in age, the reigning NBA champions have decided to part ways with centers Zaza Pachulia and JaVale McGee, while David West and Nick Young are expected to follow suit. While West’s free agency prospects looks dimmer with big […]