Kevin Durant and Paige Bueckers brought two basketball worlds together during 2026 WNBA All-Star Weekend. Bueckers, in Chicago as captain of Team Coop, joined Durant for a baseline shooting session while the Houston Rockets star spends his NBA offseason away from game action, per Yahoo.The brief footage gave Durant all he needed for a perfectly […]
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Former Chicago Bulls player Julian Philips has found a new team in the NBA. According to an official press release, the Houston Rockets are adding the 22-year-old forward to their roster. The terms of the deal were not revealed, but it was reported that the contract is expected to be non-guaranteed. Ex-Bulls 22-Year-Old Forward Finds […]
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On Friday, the Houston Rockets announced their latest signing of the 2026 NBA offseason.In an official press release, the Rockets confirmed the addition of young, athletic small forward Julian Phillips to their roster heading into training camp.“The Houston Rockets today announced they have signed free agent forward Julian Phillips,” the team announced. “At the 2023 […]
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The Rockets have officially signed free agent forward Julian Phillips, according to a team press release. The terms of the agreement were not disclosed, but it appears likely to be a non-guaranteed contract. The 35th overall pick of the 2023 draft, Phillips averaged 4.6 points and 2.1 rebounds in 79 games (14.2 minutes per contest) […]
Trail Blazers The Trail Blazers are signing free agent guard John Tonje to a two-way contract, agents George Roussakis and Mark Bartelstein told ESPN’s Shams Charania. Tonje, 25, spent most of last season on a two-way deal with the Jazz before being traded to the Celtics in February. Boston declined to extend him a qualifying […]
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The Houston Rockets continue to fill out their roster before the start of the 2026-2027 NBA season, as it was announced today that they have signed free agent forward/center Oscar Tshiebwe. The 6’8” big man from the Congo went to high school in Pennsylvania and was a four-star recruit heading into college. He played for […]
The Rockets have signed free agent big man Oscar Tshiebwe, the team announced today in a press release. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, but it seems likely to be a non-guaranteed contract, given Houston’s cap and roster situations. Tshiebwe, 26, has appeared in 49 regular season games for the Pacers and Jazz since going […]
Here is a look at three major trade targets who could give the Rockets more creation, shooting, and star power before the season begins.
The Houston Rockets have added frontcourt depth by signing free agent forward/center Oscar Tshiebwe. Tshiebwe, who stands 6-foot-9 and weighs 265 pounds, became eligible for the 2023 NBA Draft after completing his senior season at Kentucky. After entering the NBA following the 2023 Draft, Tshiebwe spent his rookie season in 2023-24 on a two-way contract […]
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Veteran forward Jae’Sean Tate has been re-signed by the Houston Rockets, the team announced on Thursday. Tate, who is currently 30 years old, first signed with the Rockets in the 2020 summer as an undrafted free agent. There was no disclosure of financial details. But according to Varun Shankar of the Houston Chronicle, the deal […]
The Houston Rockets are keeping one of their longest-tenured players, agreeing to a one-year contract extension with forward Jae’Sean Tate. According to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype, Houston and Tate agreed to a one-year, $3.07 million deal that includes a partial guarantee of $1.04 million. The agreement keeps the 30-year-old with the franchise after he completed […]
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The Rockets have re-signed veteran forward Jae’Sean Tate, they announced today in a press release. According to Varun Shankar of The Houston Chronicle (Twitter link), Tate received a one-year, minimum-salary contract that includes a partial guarantee. Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link) reports that the partial guarantee is worth $1.04MM. Tate will earn $3,066,143 on […]
If Amen Thompson could shoot. If Alperen Sengun could shoot. If pigs could fly… Well, that wouldn’t benefit the Houston Rockets in any immediate way. It’s been one of the two biggest questions surrounding this team. If you’re talking Rockets, it’s “do they have a franchise player?”, and it’s “Can Thompson and Sengun co-exist if […]
With the NBA Draft in the rearview and a bunch of major trades having already happened, the focus of the […]
The Houston Rockets made another offseason move, this time within the coaching staff, by hiring longtime assistant Chip Engelland. The 65-year-old is widely referred to around the league as the “shot doctor.” Engelland departs from the Oklahoma City Thunder, where he spent the past four NBA seasons. Before that, he served as an assistant coach […]
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Isaiah Crawford, the last remaining two-way restricted free agent on the market, has officially re-signed with the Rockets, the team announced in a press release. While the team didn’t disclose the terms of the agreement, the NBA’s transaction log indicates it’s a standard contract rather than another two-way deal. According to David Weiner of ClutchFans.net […]
The Houston Rockets have hired a former NBA champion shooting coach who helped transform Kawhi Leonard into an elite sharpshooter, and these five players will benefit immediately.
Men lie, women lie, and numbers lie too. Well, people use numbers to lie. Guns don’t kill people. People kill people with guns, and it’s harder to kill people without guns, so guns are still part of the problem. Some NBA fans have an almost instinctively negative reaction to numbers. They’re quite sure that statistics […]
The OKC Thunder may have just seen the answer to one of their direct conference rivals' biggest problems walk away.
The Houston Rockets have added one of the NBA’s most respected player development coaches, hiring Chip Engelland as an assistant on Ime Udoka’s staff, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. The move reunites Engelland with Udoka after the two spent years together with the San Antonio Spurs organization. Charania reported Wednesday that Engelland will join Houston […]
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As Houston Rockets point guard, Fred VanVleet prepares to make his long awaited return from injury, he dropped a bold prediction for his team ahead of the upcoming 2026-27 NBA season.
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The Houston Rockets finished in the NBA’s top third in 3-point percentage last season.Their latest coaching hire suggests they want to make that strength more functional around the two young players who could shape the franchise’s next decade.ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Wednesday that the Rockets are hiring Chip Engelland as an assistant on Ime Udoka’s […]
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Veteran assistant coach Chip Engelland is leaving the Thunder to take a position as an assistant coach with the Rockets under Ime Udoka, sources tell Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). Engelland spent time with the Pistons (1999-2000) as a shooting consultant and with the Nuggets (2003-05) as their director of player development before being […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Rockets fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. We’re trying something different with the Reacts questions in an effort to get the responses up. […]
PHOENIX – Sometimes the most interesting NBA conversations begin with a former player hitting “post.” Former Phoenix Suns forward Markieff Morris stirred debate across social media when he proposed a blockbuster trade scenario of James Harden to Phoenix, Jalen Green to Cleveland and then LeBron James returning to the Cavaliers. It’s a hypothetical, but it […]