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Former Rocket Russell Westbrook announces NBA retirement
After a long season with the Sacramento Kings that ended without a new contract and a summer with no offers from other NBA teams, Russell Westbrook has decided to step away from basketball. Houston fans are no strangers to Westbrook, as he was not only the competition to James Harden for the 2016-2017 MVP and […]
VOTE: Most important Rockets player?
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Rockets fans and fans across the country. This week’s question is asking you to name the most important Houston Rockets player. Is it Kevin Durant, the Houston leading scorer who hates his teammates? […]
Why did this Rockets trio struggle together?
Shoutout to VBG! This is the second in a series of pieces you guys suggested in the comments section of my Baba Oladotun article. It’s fitting, actually. If the Houston Rockets do draft Oladotun, they’ll be trying to plug him into Kevin Durant’s spot. Obviously, it won’t be a one-for-one swap – this would be […]
SB Nation Reacts results: Do you consider Jabari Smith Jr. a Rockets draft bust?
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Rockets fans and fans across the country. This week’s question asked you about Jabari Smith Jr. Many had him pegged as the best pick in the 2022 NBA Draft. He was slated to […]
Should the Rockets miss Dillon Brooks?
Shoutout to Texanstros. This article was their idea. Perhaps the best idea I’ve had during my time with The Dream Shake was to solicit the comments section for article ideas. I’ll be using a few of your suggestions. Stros (can I call you Stros?) suggested a piece on how badly the Rockets might miss Jalen […]
Rockets Reed Sheppard named as a top NBA trade target
Over the past few years, the Houston Rockets have assembled one of the most talented young teams in the NBA.A large portion of such trade value is retained. If another superstar enters the trade market, Bleacher Report thinks Houston has two of the most valuable players in the league to offer. Grant Hughes of B/R […]
Rockets wave JD Davison
The Houston Rockets are waiving guard JD Davison, it was announced today by the team. Davison was on a two-way deal last year, playing in 28 games with the varsity, but getting just 7 minutes per night in those contests. He averaged 2.5 points and 1.3 assists. In his most extended action of the year […]
VOTE: Do you consider Jabari Smith Jr. a Rockets draft bust?
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Rockets fans and fans across the country. There’s been a couple lists making their rounds on social media discussing some of the biggest NBA Draft busts of the last 20 years. One of […]
Baba Oladotun is destined for the Rockets
Hakeem Olajuwon. The patron saint of Houston Rockets basketball. A man whose legacy is being drafted number one ahead of Michael Jordan, and actually, it wasn’t even that bad of a decision. Olajuwon in a Toronto Raptors jersey. Ew. It happened, though. Olajuwon played 17 seasons for the good guys and took his talents north […]
SB Nation Reacts results: Who’s on the hot seat?
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. 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. This week’s survey asked you to predict who would be on the hot seat if the […]
Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta is wise not to meddle with team
You don’t need to understand basketball to own an NBA team. You need to understand money. How it talks and walks. The mechanisms it uses to make the world go around. Basketball is merely a conduit. For a while, it was unclear whether Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta understood his function. It’s somewhat understandable. When […]
One player will benefit the most from Fred VanVleet’s return
We are officially in the “dog days of summer,” as the saying goes, as the NBA takes a back seat to Major League Baseball and, soon, the NFL, while the NBA offseason slowly churns along. We are likely getting a schedule release next week, as news has leaked that the NBA will release every team’s […]
Rockets to host annual back-to-school bash
The Houston Rockets, along with the rest of the NBA, are in the middle of their offseason. Players are doing their individual workouts, coaches are going over their training camp and start-of-season plans, and the front office is, as usual, thinking ahead about how to improve their teams. Late July through Early September are usually […]
Rockets could have one of NBA’s best starting lineups
The Houston Rockets are expected to sport a starting lineup featuring Fred VanVleet, Amen Thompson, Kevin Durant, Jabari Smith Jr. and Alperen Sengun for the upcoming season. Inserting VanVleet as the starting point guard could elevate Houston’s first five and make it one of the best in the league. Bleacher Report contributor Greg Swartz ranked […]
What we learned about the Rockets this offseason
Now that LeBron James has finally chosen the team he will, in all likelihood, finish his career with, all the major signings, trades, and additions have been made for this offseason. This offseason will go down as one of the most active in terms of star-level players switching teams in recent NBA history. From Giannis […]
VOTE: Who goes if the Rockets flame out again this season?
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. 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. The Houston Rockets are underachievers. If you are what you are, then over the last two […]
SB Nation Reacts results: Rockets expected to improve next season
It hasn’t been the earth-shattering offseason that some Houston Rockets fans wanted. That doesn’t mean it hasn’t been consequential. Marcus Smart is a significant addition. There’s some hope (isn’t there? Some?) that Bogdan Bogdanovic has a bounce-back year. Bruce Thornton looks like he could crack the rotation. There’s also a returning Fred VanVleet (optimism levels […]
Why Rockets dull offseason may not be a bad thing
The Houston Rockets have not made as much of a splash this summer as they did last year, when they acquired Kevin Durant in a blockbuster trade with the Phoenix Suns. This offseason has been all about adding veterans to the mix, which is why the team signed point guard Marcus Smart from the Los […]
Rockets sign forward Julian Phillips
The Houston Rockets continue to fill out their roster in anticipation of training camp, as it was announced yesterday that they signed free agent forward Julian Phillips to a non-guranteed deal. The 6’8” Phillips is still just 22 years old, and he was the 35th pick ouf of Tennessee in the 2023 NBA Draft by […]
Rockets sign forward/center Oscar Tshiebwe
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 […]
Rockets re-sign Jae’Sean Tate and Isaiah Crawford
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 […]
Rockets Chip Engelland hire could change the team
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 […]
Rockets must fix offensive environment
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 […]
VOTE: Will the Rockets be better this year?
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. […]
Rockets receive unfortunate offseason grade
The Houston Rockets are maneuvering through their offseason trying to get better with smaller details compared to last year’s big, splashy trade for Kevin Durant. The team has made moves that haven’t shaken the league, but they have given the Rockets a chance to improve. CBS Sports contributor Sam Quinn graded the team’s offseason and […]
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