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Houston Rockets big man Clint Capela has grown by leaps and bounds in just three short years in the NBA. He finally made the jump as a dependable starter last season, as he averaged 12.6 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 1.2 blocks in 24 minutes per game for the Rockets. Capela still isn’t contented with his […]

After selecting him 43rd overall in last year’s draft, the Houston Rockets decided to let Zhou Qi continue playing professional basketball in the Chinese Basketball Association to gain more experience and better prepare him for his leap to the NBA. Now, Zhou is taking part in the team’s training camp, and has turned a lot […]

Houston Rockets teammates Chris Paul and Eric Gordon have crossed paths at a key point in their careers. Paul was making his way out of the New Orleans Hornets after six seasons with the team and Gordon was coming off his best season yet, averaging a promising 22.3 points per game for the L.A. Clippers […]

Some NBA trades are remembered for their lasting impact on NBA franchises but few trades that didn’t happen become a legend like the Lakers’ botched trade for Chris Paul in 2011. In 2011, Chris Paul was looking for a trade away from the New Orleans Hornets as the lockout was coming to an end. Paul […]

The Houston Rockets are starting to trim down their roster as it has been reported that they have waived Shawn Long on Tuesday. They had a decision to make on Long as there was a $50,000 guarantee if they keep him beyond the day. Houston has announced that they have waived Shawn Long. There was […]

James Harden and Chris Paul are two players who like the rock in their hands. That wasn’t much of a problem last season when they were both playing for different teams, but now that they’ll find themselves sharing the court as teammates, most folks are left wondering whether it’s such a smart idea for the […]

Throughout the offseason, Carmelo Anthony was only willing to waive his no-trade clause for the Houston Rockets. However, as training camp approached, Anthony expanded his list of destinations and was ultimately traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder. In the trade, the Knicks received Enes Kanter, Doug McDermott, and a 2018 second round draft pick via […]

Carmelo Anthony’s list of teams he’d be willing to accept a trade to seems to be growing. Now the Portland Trail Blazers are reportedly in the mix as a team Anthony would be willing to accept a trade to, according to Marc Berman of The New York Post. The source told The Post that Anthony […]

After finishing third in the Western Conference, the Houston Rockets improved drastically by trading for Chris Paul and signing PJ Tucker during the offseason. As the Golden State Warriors are considered the best team heading into the 2017-18 NBA season, there have been discussions on who the second best team is. Rockets general manager Daryl […]

The start of training camp for the upcoming season around the league is now less than a week away, which has seen several teams make some last-minute additions to their rosters. According to Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle,  the Houston Rockets have agreed to a partially-guaranteed deal with forward Chris Johnson. Rockets will sign […]

As media day approaches in anticipation for the 2017-18 NBA season, Carmelo Anthony is still a member of the New York Knicks. With Anthony’s camp reportedly optimistic he will be traded before reporting to training camp, there is a new and surprising development. Throughout the summer, Anthony has only been willing to waive his no-trade […]

There has been little progress over the last several weeks with the New York Knicks working a trade to the Houston Rockets for All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony. In fact, ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith reported on First Take on Thursday morning that the two teams haven’t spoken about hammering out a deal for Anthony in quite […]

Carmelo Anthony and his camp have become “cautiously optimistic” a trade between his New York Knicks and the Houston Rockets will get done by Monday, according to Frank Isola of the New York Daily News. The two sides were reportedly at the “two-yard line” back in July, but had been rather mute during this long […]

Andre Iguodala was coming off the best three-year run of his professional career, playing in back-to-back-to-back NBA Finals and earning two championship rings and a Finals MVP in 2015 — but the toughest waters were yet to be treaded. The Golden State Warriors’ sixth man had a decision on his hands as a free agent […]

Dwight Howard is set to play for his third team in as many seasons as he will take the court for his first campaign with the Charlotte Hornets. This has provided him an opportunity to reflect on how things have transpired in his last couple of stops of his career namely the Houston Rockets and […]

Rebounding is less about luck and more about skill — and size. The last factor means that point guards aren’t supposed to get plenty of rebounds, let alone beat big men to loose balls from missed shots. But that’s not what this list is about. This is about the court generals who’ve put seven-footers to […]

The NBA is currently facing some issues that they plan to address soon. One of them is whether or not there is a need to reform the lottery, which they will vote on later this month. Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey recently shared his thoughts about it, as he will also take part in […]

For much of the offseason, the talk around the New York Knicks has centered on All-Star Forward Carmelo Anthony’s future with the organization. At the same time, this has also drawn plenty of buzz around how well Anthony has looked in pickup games over the last few months. According to Ian Begley of ESPN, head […]

With the ever-changing landscape of today’s NBA, the Houston Rockets’ acquisition of All-Star point guard Chris Paul largely flew under the radar. Despite a season in which All-Star guard James Harden finished second in MVP voting, the Rockets went out and got perhaps the best pure point guard in the league. While it may seem a […]

Free throws. Free throws never change. Or as Rick Barry, a 90 percent career free throw shooter would put it: “It’s the only part of the game that’s a constant. It’s always the same distance, it’s always the same ball, and it’s always the same size basket. It’s the only part of the game you […]

Patrick Beverley is warning Los Angeles Lakers rookie guard Lonzo Ball of a rude awakening in the NBA. The newly acquired L.A. Clippers guard, known as one of the peskiest defenders in the NBA, has circled Oct. 19 on his calendar, the day he’ll get to get chance hounding the much-ballyhooed former UCLA Bruin playmaker, […]

The Houston Rockets look poised to become the Golden State Warriors’ biggest threat in the Western Conference. The Rockets were able to trade for superstar point guard Chris Paul early in the offseason while also adding quality players like P.J. Tucker and Luc Mbah a Moute. Houston general manager Daryl Morey deserves plenty of credit […]

Move over Splash Brothers, the Clutch Brothers are here to take over. Despite not having played a single NBA game together, aside from a few pick-up games during the offseason, the newly-formed tandem of Chris Paul and James Harden are ranked as the top backcourt tandem by Bleacher Report. Every franchise was ranked on its […]

After finishing with the third best record in the Western Conference, the Houston Rockets are determined to dethrone the Golden State Warriors for the 2017-18 NBA season. Along with the Chris Paul trade for numerous prospects, the Rockets signed PJ Tucker, Luc Mbah a Moute, and Tarik Black to shore up their bench in free […]

A video recently surfaced where James Harden played in a pickup game together with some of the best players of the league today like Russell Westbrook, Carmelo Anthony and Chris Paul. After seeing the clip, a lot of fans were left in awe as the stars did not fail in completing one highlight reel worthy […]

After being hit by two strong hurricanes over the past week, donations have been coming in non-stop for the victims in Houston and Florida. NBA players are also doing their part in making sure they share their blessings, and have also raised awareness via their social media accounts. Now, the NBPA follows suit, as its […]

Ranking teams and players are sure fire ways to incite heated responses from fans, experts, and apparently, NBA general managers, too. Take for example Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey who took to Twitter to call out both ESPN and Sports Illustrated, trivializing the two media giants’ respective top 100 rankings. The @ESPNNBA & @SInow top […]

Throughout the entire offseason, Carmelo Anthony has only been willing to waive his no-trade clause for the Houston Rockets. With the New York Knicks not interested in Ryan Anderson’s remaining three-year, $60 million deal, it appears Anthony will be joining them in training camp. With James Harden being joined by Chris Paul heading into the […]

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban believes new Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta got a bargain with the record $2.2 billion price he bought the team for. When asked by Dalton Trigg of Mavs Moneyball what he thought about the Texas rivals’ sale, Cuban cited the demand for live content like what the NBA provides will […]

With only weeks prior to the start of training camp, some of the NBA’s brightest stars came together in one of pro basketball’s hotbeds, Life Time Athletic at Sky (Manhattan), where they went on one of the most entertaining pick-ups of the summer. The usual suspects like Carmelo Anthony, Enes Kanter and Lance Thomas were […]

For the second straight year, the Houston Rockets will accommodate Yao Ming’s Chinese Basketball Association team, the Shanghai Sharks, for a preseason game at Toyota Center this coming October 5. While most teams play other NBA teams in preseason exhibition games, the Rockets are slightly veering off course by agreeing to take on the Sharks […]

Former Houston Rockets superstar Tracy McGrady is officially a Hall of Famer. With McGrady inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, many of his former teammates and on-court rivals have congratulated the 38-year-old’s accomplishment. The recently retired Kobe Bryant, formerly of the Los Angeles Lakers, had many battles with McGrady on the court […]

The past week has been a very difficult time for residents in Houston and other parts of Texas, as Hurricane Harvey left many homeless, and needing help with basic needs. If there’s any good news for them, many people around the world have been sending donations, including NBA players, who are continuing to raise awareness […]

After the 2010-11 NBA season, the Chris Paul trade involving the then-New Orleans Hornets and two Los Angeles teams is well-documented. With Paul spending six seasons with the Los Angeles Clippers and traded to the Houston Rockets this offseason, new information has been revealed. Prior to being traded to the Clippers, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN […]

After a 16-year career full of individual accomplishments, Tracy McGrady was officially inducted into the 2017 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. While some basketball fans believe McGrady did not deserve the honor, numerous players have come to his defense. During his career, McGrady played for seven teams but had his best years with the Orlando […]

Dikembe Mutombo wasn’t only among the fiercest shot blockers the NBA has ever seen, he also owned one of the sharpest pairs of elbows that opponents and teammates alike were cautious of. The Hall of Fame center recently met up with fellow Naismith Memorial inductee and former Houston Rockets teammate Tracy McGrady, and two got […]

Some people just have too much time on their hands — enough to assemble an entire art portfolio of NBA logos reimagined as Pokemons. Imgur user deezlobs, is exactly that type of person, as he recently uploaded to the image-hosting site his complete work which shows NBA logos recreated using Pokemons as inspirations. First introduced […]

Prior to his Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame induction, Tracy McGrady has no rings to show for, but what he does have is a legacy of a super-athlete that was well ahead of his time. Coming into the NBA at a time where the shooting guard position was at its peak and Michael Jordan […]

The Houston Rockets were purchased by local billionaire Tilman Fertitta for $2.2 billion, but they could have had a former player as owner after Hall of Fame center Dikembe Mutombo also assembled a group and raised funds to buy the team. Mutombo has publicly expressed his interest on buying the franchise after now-former owner Leslie […]