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It takes a number of things to make a good general manager in the NBA. Obviously you have to be able to identify talent, you have to be shrewd at deal making, and you have to have extensive knowledge of the CBA. Those are basically the fundamentals that the best GMs in the league possess. […]

In the team’s second game of a back to back, the Brooklyn Nets came up short in Houston. Steve Nash’s group is now 17-8, having handled seven of their last ten. But during a game where both Kevin Durant and LaMarcus Aldridge got a much needed rest, the shorthanded Nets came up a bit well…short. […]

Wednesday night in Toyota Center was probably one of the most anticipated nights of the season for the Houston Rockets. Former franchise star James Harden has obviously already returned to Houston to play the Rockets, but this felt more like a real return than before. In March of last year, it had been only two […]

For some inexplicable reason, the Houston Rockets are on fire right now. They beat the Kevin Durant-less Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night, 114-104 to extend their winning streak to seven games. For some inexplicable reason, Kyrie Irving still refuses to get a COVID-19 vaccine. But even without him, the Nets are doing perfectly fine. Just […]

James Harden of the Brooklyn Nets made his return back to Houston where he spent most of his career and Rocket fans showered him in love and appreciation while the Rockets played a tribute video for him. James Harden had nothing but love as the Rockets paid tribute to his time in Houston ❤ (via […]

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Patrick Beverley is the walking epitome of the type of player that you’d love to be teammates with but hate going up against. The 6-foot-1 defensive irritant, after all, carries a massive chip on his shoulder each time he takes the floor. Beverley had to prove himself time and time again just […]

The Brooklyn Nets will now officially be without two of their starters (in addition to Kyrie Irving) for their matchup against the Houston Rockets. According to NBA correspondent Marc Stein, both Kevin Durant and LaMarcus Aldridge are sitting out of the Wednesday night game to rest. The Nets say they are holding Kevin Durant and […]

The NBA season continues on Wednesday. The Brooklyn Nets will hit the road and face off against the Houston Rockets. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Nets-Rockets prediction and pick. These two teams have been having very different seasons. The Brooklyn Nets have been impressive and have a record of 17-7. […]

On Wednesday, James Harden will make his second return to Houston in a Nets uniform since the Rockets traded him to Brooklyn ten months ago. It’s almost unbelievable how it hasn’t even been a full calendar year since the trade. So much has happened for both the Nets and the Rockets in that timespan and […]

Much has been made about John Wall’s current situation with the Houston Rockets. It now appears that the former All-Star has taken a U-turn and is now willing to suit up for the Rockets. The alternative is pretty bad, with Wall looking at the prospect of sitting out the entire campaign. Be that as it may, […]

Los Angeles Lakers star Russell Westbrook had a very short stint with the Houston Rockets, lasting just one season. While he did put up some big numbers, it appears the organization wasn’t exactly too pleased with his output. Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta recently spoke about how the front office has started to take a more […]

The Rockets’ win over the Bulls was probably their most impressive victory of this six-game winning streak, but Sunday night against the Pelicans is probably the second most impressive. Houston was missing their starting backcourt in an already weak guard rotation and they had to improvise the entire game. From the playmaking aspect of things […]

The Houston Rockets had one of the worst starts to their season in the history of the NBA, dropping 16 of their first 17 games. They then followed that up with a six game winning streak after defeating the New Orleans Pelicans Sunday. In doing so, they made history that has never been done before […]

Things are much better for the Houston Rockets at this point in the season than they were just a couple weeks ago. The team is winning, they’ve finally committed to a long-term starting lineup, and they’re no longer daily punching bags for talking heads. When the Rockets were on their 15-game losing streak, there was […]

Through 20 plus games into the 2021-22 season, the John Wall saga with the Houston Rockets has yet to be resolved as the veteran point guard continues to sit out the team’s games thus far. He recently expressed his desires to suit up and see action but the Rockets remain committed to their rebuilding efforts […]

The Houston Rockets have won five games in a row, the current longest winning streak in the NBA. Nobody covering this team could have predicted before the season that they would be typing that sentence. Nobody in general could have predicted this while Houston was in the midst of a 15-game losing streak. It’s truly […]

The message is clear from Houston Rockets head coach Stephen Silas: rookie star Jalen Green won’t be back in action any time soon. Ahead of Friday’s game against the Orlando Magic, Silas noted that Green has made some progress in his recovery from hamstring injury. However, it has been slow and they don’t expect him […]

The NBA regular season continues on Friday. The Orlando Magic will hit the road and take on the Houston Rockets. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Magic-Rockets prediction and pick. Both of these teams have had very rough starts to the season. The Orlando Magic are 5-18 but are coming […]

There has been speculation lately that former All Star guard John Wall would agree to a buyout with the Houston Rockets. The Athletic’s David Aldridge detailed the updated situation, which spells out that that is probably not going to be the case. John Wall has sat out the first month of the season, as the […]

Drake’s so-called ‘new parents’ speak out regarding a picture of them together that went viral after a Thunder vs. Rockets game. The couple that went viral consists of Renee, 71, and Jim, 75, who were sitting courtside beside the famous rapper at the Paycom center. Via USA TODAY “Well, I knew his name was Drake,” […]

For a team as young and inexperienced as the Houston Rockets, a four-game winning streak is a pretty big deal. It’s an even bigger deal when it follows a 15-game losing streak. Houston has also managed to turn their biggest weakness (27th in Offensive RTG) into their biggest strength (9th in Offensive RTG over last […]

The Houston Rockets are all of a sudden on a roll, winners of four straight games after losing 15 in a row earlier in the season. However, the Rockets did get hit with a couple of key injuries in Wednesday night’s historic win over the Oklahoma City Thunder, with Christian Wood suffering an ankle sprain […]

One observation from the Houston Rockets’ last win against the Oklahoma City Thunder was how underappreciated Rockets forward Jae’Sean Tate has become. Well, that certainly shouldn’t be the case after Wednesday night’s rematch. Not only did Tate score 32 points on 11-of-15 shooting from the field in the Rockets’ first road win of the season […]

To the surprise of many, Canadian rapper Drake was in attendance when the Oklahoma City Thunder went up against the Houston Rockets in Oklahoma on Wednesday night. The famous rapper was seen sitting courtside as the Rockets defeated the Thunder 114-110. This is definitely not the first time Drizzy has been seen in an NBA […]

Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr. accrued his first career triple double, scoring 11 points with 11 assists and 10 rebounds Monday night. With under two minutes left in the game, Porter Jr. was one rebound shy of the triple double. His teammates then chipped in. Following a missed shot from Oklahoma City player Theo […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have had an up-and-down season thus far. It’s pretty much been a roller coaster ride for the team, which at the moment, is in possession of an 11-10 record for the sixth spot in a very tight race in the Western Conference. The Clippers had a horrendous start to their campaign […]

A quarter of the 2021-22 NBA season is just about done. There’s still a lot of basketball left to go, obviously. But this 20-game sample size could already be a good barometer for how the rest of the season could go. Some teams have started out on fire, while others are still understandably rounding into […]

Coming off a three-game winning streak, the mood in Toyota Center has been more jovial of late. Gone is this feeling of uneasiness and in is the feeling of stress-free basketball. Winning, even on a small scale, alleviates so much pressure for NBA teams, and the Houston Rockets are a good example of that right […]

The Houston Rockets are on a three game winning streak. Everyone reading this already knows that, but I had to type it out just to remind myself that it’s actually a thing. For most of this season, this team has been a fledgling mess trying to find an identify on both ends of the floor. […]

In case you missed it, the New York Knicks are already rumored to have placed Kemba Walker on the trade block. This follows head coach Tom Thibodeau’s shocking decision to kick the four-time All-Star out of his rotation completely. Walker’s market value is reportedly at an all-time low right now, but as it appears, the […]

In a rather surprising turn of events, John Wall recently declared his intention to play for the Houston Rockets. This was after the team announced previously that the former All-Star would not be part of the rotation as they try and search for a suitable trade for Wall. Right now, though, it sounds like Wall […]

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Houston Rockets star John Wall had previously agreed to sit out the season as the team finds a suitable trade partner for him. But recently, Wall spoke to GM Raphael Stone about playing for the franchise again, despite their desire to head in a different direction with a young core headlined Jalen Green, Kevin Porter […]

When details of the Houston Rockets’ strange agreement with veteran guard John Wall were first leaked, it puzzled the public. Nobody knew whether this meant Wall would be sent home or remain with the team. It wasn’t clear whether Houston would seek a buyout with Wall. And most importantly, the reasoning for Wall not playing […]

John Wall clearly wants to play with the Houston Rockets as the team looks for potential partners to trade him. However, with regards to reports about his desired role, Wall is calling fake news. After it was revealed that Wall talked to Rockets execs about his future with the team and the possibility of him […]

After sitting out for the first quarter of the season, Houston Rockets veteran point guard John Wall has reportedly informed the team he wants to return to the rotation. That’s all good and well, but it appears the two sides are at odds over Wall’s prospective role on the team. According to Shams Charania of The […]

For the first time all season, the Houston Rockets are on a winning streak. It’s the bare minimum what you would qualify as a streak, but it’s still a streak. We don’t need to go overboard with praise for a team with three wins in late November, but Houston’s done some notable things as a […]

Houston Rockets guard John Wall has expressed interest in returning to play for the team, and it doesn’t look like a bad idea at all considering the team’s status. The Rockets and Wall had come to an agreement before the season that the veteran guard would not play in regular season games as the team […]

Houston Rockets point guard John Wall has expressed to the organization that he wants to start playing again. Houston has the worst record in the NBA at 2-16. Getting Wall back certainly won’t solve all the issues in Houston, but it would definitely make them a better team. Last season for Houston, Wall averaged 20.6 […]