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HOUSTON ROCKETS
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What are Rockets' options when it comes to John Wall? Trade, buyout or bust Moving John Wall (and his $91.7 million salary) isn't going to be easy. Kelly Iko talks to Danny Leroux about what GM Rafael Stone could do.
Timberwolves fire basketball ops boss Rosas after 2 seasons
The Minnesota Timberwolves have fired president of basketball operations Gersson Rosas1 DAY AGO • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Report: Jalen Green, Danuel House Jr. faring well together in Rockets' scrimmages According to Kelly Iko, an intrasquad scrimmage team of Jalen Green, Danuel House Jr., Alperen Sengun, and Anthony Lamb is playing well.
3 DAYS AGO • USATODAY.COM
Rockets' Jalen Green picked by ESPN to win Rookie of the Year Green was picked by a panel of ESPN analysts and reporters to win the NBA Rookie of the Year award.
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Top 100 NBA Players of 2022: Biggest Snubs John Wall, Victor Oladipo, Kevin Huerter and the biggest omissions from the NBA top 100 rankings.
4 DAYS AGO • SI.COM
Houston Rockets Release Former Second-Round Pick Tyler Bey ' SLAM After just a few weeks on the roster, the Houston Rockets are waiving former second-round pick Tyler Bey ahead of training camp.
4 DAYS AGO • SLAMONLINE.COM
Dante Exum - Returns to Rockets Exum signed an undisclosed contract Saturday to return to Houston, Mark Berman of Fox 26 Houston reports.
Impact Exum was acquired from the Cavaliers in the three-team deal which sent James Harden to Brooklyn in January. He was battling a calf injury at the time and wound up missing the rest of the season, so he's yet to play a game for his new team.
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Rockets Re-sign Danté Exum ' Houston Rockets HOUSTON – The Houston Rockets today announced they have re-signed guard Danté Exum.Exum (6-5, 214) was originally the fifth overall pick by...
5 DAYS AGO • NBA.COM
Rio Grande Valley Vipers release 2021-22 G League schedule The Vipers could feature 2021 first-round draft picks from the Rockets — such as Josh Christopher and Usman Garuba — early in the season.
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Houston Guard Eric Gordon Open To Trade From Rockets ' SLAM Although he hasn't made a trade request, Eric Gordon is reportedly open to being traded away from the Houston Rockets in the right circumsta...
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Report: Rockets reluctant to accept long-term salaries in John Wall trade With Houston reluctant to include draft assets in a John Wall trade or accept long-term salaries, a buyout could be the eventual conclusion.
SEPTEMBER 16 • USATODAY.COM
Kristian Winfield: 4 teams that make the most sense if Rockets trade John Wall Veteran point guard John Wall and the Houston Rockets have reportedly reached an agreement on the inevitable: The Rockets will trade their f...
SEPTEMBER 14 • KANSASCITY.COM
Rockets, Wall agree to find trade partner The Washington Wizards moved on from Russell Westbrook this offseason. And now, the Houston Rockets are apparently eager to do the same with...
SEPTEMBER 14 • WASHINGTONTIMES.COM
How John Wall's contract impacts potential trade from Rockets Wall has over $91 million remaining on his contract and will be the NBA's second-highest paid player this season.
SEPTEMBER 14 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM
John Wall, Houston Rockets agree to work together on finding a new home for All-Star guard The Rockets are headed in a direction that doesn’t include All-Star point guard John Wall. The two have agreed to work together on a trade.
SEPTEMBER 14 • USATODAY.COM
Jalen Green - Set for more opportunity Green may be in line for a larger role this season after the Rockets announced that John Wall will not play in any games for the team, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports.
Impact The No. 2 overall pick was already set to be a key contributor for the rebuilding Rockets, but with Wall now out of the picture, he'll join Kevin Porter Jr. and Christian Wood as the team's clear top three offensive options. Both Wood and Porter Jr. are high-usage players, so Green could open the year as the No. 3 of that trio, but he'll see action at point guard, shooting guard and small forward during what projects to be a high-minute rookie season. Green's fantasy profile will likely be shaded heavily toward scoring and three-pointers, but he's one of the handful of first-year players worth targeting with a later-round pick in fantasy leagues.
SEPTEMBER 14 • ROTOWIRE
John Wall - Will not play for Rockets Wall met with the Rockets recently and the two sides agreed to work toward finding a new team for the veteran guard, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports.
Impact Considering Wall's age and injury history, it's not overly surprising that the Rockets would prefer to favor young players, but preemptively announcing that Wall will not play in any games for the team is a fairly drastic step. Per Charania, Wall will be with the team when training camp begins later this month, but he will not play in any games as Houston presumably works toward finding a trade partner for the five-time All-Star, who appeared in 40 of 72 games last season. While Wall struggled to score efficiently, he still managed to put up 20.6 points, 6.9 assists and 3.2 rebounds per game, so while past knee and Achilles injuries remain a concern, Wall is young enough (31) that he could still reasonably help another franchise. With the Rockets claiming that they will not pursue a buyout of the two years and $91.7 million remaining on Wall's deal, the question is this: How many other teams will be interested in shouldering that financial burden?
SEPTEMBER 14 • ROTOWIRE
Former Rockets coach Rick Adelman inducted into Hall of Fame Former Rockets coach Rick Adelman has joined Rudy Tomjanovich as a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
SEPTEMBER 11 • USATODAY.COM
The best responses to viral 'Hakeem Olajuwon challenge' by Rockets Kevin Porter Jr. and Robert Horry are among those wanting to accept the viral Hakeem Olajuwon challenge, which was posed by the Rockets.
SEPTEMBER 9 • USATODAY.COM
Houston Rockets arrive in Bahamas for pre-training camp work According to social media updates, several players on the Houston Rockets have arrived in The Bahamas for pre-training camp workouts.
SEPTEMBER 7 • USATODAY.COM
Anthony Lamb - Will re-sign with Rockets Lamb will sign the two-way qualifying offer he received from the Rockets late in July and is set to return for his second season with the team, Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chron...
Impact Following a strong season from Lamb, the forward chose to sign his qualifying offer to return to Houston for the upcoming season. Lamb finished his first season in Houston averaging 5.5 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 17.3 minutes of action. The 23-year-old could be slated for a bigger role during the 2021-22 season as he ended last season playing roughly 27 minutes a game during the month of May. Lamb still likely only has fantasy value in deep leagues.
SEPTEMBER 6 • ROTOWIRE
Report: Veteran NBA guard Monta Ellis worked out for Rockets Monta Ellis worked out for both the Rockets and Mavericks in recent days, according to The Athletic. Is there a potential fit in Houston?
SEPTEMBER 4 • USATODAY.COM
Rockets to continue offseason tradition of Bahamas workouts Houston’s tradition of workouts in The Bahamas prior to training camp, which began during the James Harden era, is being brought back.
AUGUST 26 • USATODAY.COM
Rockets release behind-the-scenes documentary of 2021 summer league The team’s behind-the-scenes footage is focused on first-round draft picks Jalen Green, Alperen Sengun, Usman Garuba, and Josh Christopher.
AUGUST 26 • USATODAY.COM
Tyler Bey - To join Houston on Exhibit 10 Bey will sign an Exhibit 10 deal with the Rockets, Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Impact Bey was on a two-way contract with the Mavericks during the 2020-21 season. In 18 appearances, he averaged 1.0 points and 1.1 rebounds across 3.9 minutes per game.
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