Photo by Adam Hagy/NBAE via Getty Images There’s a coming minutes crunch, but it sounds like Reed is going to get his. After 2024 third overall draft pick Reed Sheppard showed up to NBA Summer League and looked like the best player in the draft for the Houston Rockets, questions became immediate about the potential for minutes. Xiane covered this masterfully a week … [Read more...] about Source: Reed Sheppard to play “significant role” for Rockets this season
Jabari Smith Jr. is the Rockets most integral player going forward
Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images A favorable comp lands Smith with some high praise and high expectations. Have you ever heard the mind-boggling take that Chris Bosh, not LeBron James, nor Dwyane Wade, was the most important player during the Miami Heat’s Big Three era? It’s a point that has been thrown out there over the past decade and even supported as recently as of … [Read more...] about Jabari Smith Jr. is the Rockets most integral player going forward
Five Out: Five reasons (NBA) basketball is better than football, all the footballs
It’s The Best It might even be Six Out. Welcome to another Five Out, this time a silly one. Or sillier, anyway. You have been warned. If you don’t like silly stuff, only want the hard hitting content I’m not known for, well, sorry. Not much going on in NBA world. We’re still a month away from the majority of NBA training camps opening (some open a bit earlier for … [Read more...] about Five Out: Five reasons (NBA) basketball is better than football, all the footballs
Top five most impactful Rockets role players in the last 30 years
Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images The Rockets are still in search of who their star players are going to be, but someone on this team will also have to fill the role that these five played to perfection. The “Dog Days of Summer” are inching closer to an end. The draft has come, it’s gone and Summer League has passed. Now that the flames of the 2024-2025 season … [Read more...] about Top five most impactful Rockets role players in the last 30 years
Five Out: Five different ways for the Rockets to play
A Useful Rookie? | Photo by Adam Hagy/NBAE via Getty Images The Rockets can be an amazingly versatile team. Hey, it’s another Five Out. The kind of content you’re here for is the Five Out kind, right? Right. This time we look at different ways the Rockets can play basketball, through the lens of some different potential lineups. The Rockets are versatile in theory, and … [Read more...] about Five Out: Five different ways for the Rockets to play