Houston Rockets

DHJ Quick Take: The Star-Power Gamble The Post-Sengun Era: While Alperen Şengün earned his second consecutive NBA All-Star nod in 2026 as an injury replacement for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, his defensive limitations remain a point of friction for Ime Udoka. Moving a talented young player is a risk, but for a...

DHJ Quick Take Injury and Absence: Kevin Durant missed Game 1 of the Rockets' playoff series against the Lakers due to a right knee injury sustained after colliding with a teammate during practice. Mobility Issues: Despite attempting to warm up before the game in Los Angeles, observers noted that Durant...

DHJ Quick Take Medical Treatment in Spain: Luka Dončić is returning to Los Angeles following specialized injection therapy in Spain designed to accelerate the healing of his Grade 2 left hamstring strain. Playoff Availability: While the Lakers officially listed him as "out indefinitely" after his April 2 injury, Dončić is...

Cooper Flagg has done something Kevin Durant and Luka Dončić never did as teenagers. Flagg scored 32 points Monday night against the Golden State Warriors, recording his eighth career 30-point game and breaking a three-way tie with Durant and Dončić for the third-most such games by a teenager in NBA...

One NBA insider expects the Houston Rockets to aggressively pursue a trade for Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo this offseason. On the latest episode of the Open Floor NBA Podcast, Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated said he anticipates the Rockets pursuing Antetokounmpo this offseason. "The Giannis thing that's out there,...

Some members of the Houston Rockets regret trading for NBA legend Kevin Durant last offseason, per Ahn Fire Digital. Houston acquired Durant from the Phoenix Suns in a historic seven-team trade with the Brooklyn Nets, Golden State Warriors, Atlanta Hawks, Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves. The Rockets traded Jalen...

After the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Houston Rockets for the second straight game, Kevin Durant made a bold claim about LeBron James. Durant believes James can play until he's 45. James is currently 41. He's the oldest active player in the NBA. "I mean, he's a freak athlete," Durant...

An NBA trade idea sending Jrue Holiday from the Portland Trail Blazers to the Houston Rockets has been created. NBA writer Andy Bailey of Bleacher Report created the following trade idea between the Trail Blazers and Rockets: Houston Rockets get: Jrue Holiday Portland Trail Blazers get: Jabari Smith Jr. and...

The Dallas Mavericks’ future is set. They’ve got something every NBA team either has or desperately wants: A franchise player. Cooper Flagg is the future of Mavericks basketball. Nobody could reasonably deny that. The question now isn’t whether Dallas has its centerpiece — it’s how the organization builds around him....

It can be difficult to pinpoint an NBA player’s trade value. A player can be one of the most talented basketball players in the world — a proven playoff performer, a former Finals MVP, a two-way force. But if that same player is 34 years old and has a lengthy...