Houston Rockets

Houston Rockets head coach Ime Udoka lauded rookie Amen Thompson for his potential.

via Max Gamarra

Per veteran NBA scribe Tom Haberstroh, who now operates his The Finder With Tom Haberstroh newsletter, the Rockets were assigned the lowest quality referees of any team last season. He writes...

Via Ben DuBose

If you blinked you may have missed Amen in Summer League, but that very brief look was very promising. That said, it's hard to see Wemby not winning it.

Approximately six weeks before 2023-24 training camp opens, newly signed Houston Rockets center Jock Landale injured his left ankle while playing for Australia’s 2023 FIBA World Cup team.

via Ben DuBose

With the Paris Olympics only a year away, Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green could be in line for a spot on the USA Basketball Senior Team.

via Quenton Albertie

...official statistics haven’t been released, Green appears to be more than holding his own.

via Ben DuBose

During his guest appearance on a recent podcast, Houston Rockets power forward Jabari Smith Jr. officially revealed some of his team and personal goals for next season.

via Hunter De Siver

So long, Chuck Wagon. Not necessarily greener, but different pastures.

https://www.si.com/nba/2023/07/26/jalen-green-rockets-offseason-moves-vanvleet-brooks

Houston wants to end its time as an NBA bottom feeder, but it primarily wants to nurture Green’s skills so he can lead the team’s next playoff era.

via Chris Herring

"Through 2030, here’s an updated year-by-year list of the Rockets’ draft assets, as of July 2023." per Ben DuBose

I haven't been watching Cleveland Summer League games, but was surprised to see Mobley playing.

A lot of moolah, but they were gonna have to overpay for arguably the best free agent this off-season to join a team with this record. Good mentor for Amen Thompson also.

"Rockets continuing to gauge rival teams’ interest in young players like K.J. Martin, Usman Garuba and Josh Christopher on Tuesday, sources said."

It would be interesting to see what offers the Rox get for Martin. Christopher, a 2nd? I'd like to see Garuba stick around for another year. The basketball IQ is there.

"According to a person with knowledge of their thinking, they have interest in the Bucks’ Khris Middleton and Brook Lopez, the Nuggets’ Bruce Brown, the Jazz’s Jordan Clarkson, the Lakers’ Rui Hachimura and Austin Reeves, the Nets' Cam Johnson, the Warriors’ Donte DiVincenzo, the Grizzlies’ Dillon Brooks, the Raptors’ Jakob Poeltl and the Mavericks’ Dwight Powell. Media reports have tied them to James Harden and Fred VanVleet."

Medicals and workout intensity caused him to slide to the Rox at 20. This could be a really, REALLY good get.

If they don't move up in the draft, this is a solid pick. Concerned about his floor, but excited about his ceiling.

Good news for Rockets fans that wish for Harden to stay put in Philly.