The Houston Rockets organization, like other teams that are not playing second-round games, is settling into its offseason. Some players are already beginning their offseason workout routines and traveling to their offseason homes, while others, like Amen Thompson, are watching family compete for championships.
The league talks. Even when it’s anonymous, the message usually leaks out. And this time, Alperen Sengun found himself right in the middle of it. The Houston Rockets’ big man has been rising fast, but not everyone is buying the hype.
A year ago, Tyrese Haliburton was voted the most overrated player in the NBA in The Athletic's end-of-season player poll. That moniker lasted about a day, if it even did in the first place.
Reed Sheppard entered the 2025-26 NBA season with expectations of a significant role for the Houston Rockets. The franchise had selected him third overall in the 2024 NBA Draft and lacked depth at the guard spot.
The NBA began awarding the Defensive Player of the Year following the 1982-83 season. Since then, the award has been given out 42 times. How many of the 42 can you name in five minutes?
NBA players voted on the most overrated player in the league in The Athletic’s annual poll. Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun was this year’s selection, receiving 10 out of the 81 votes cast.
With another NBA regular season in the books, lists, polls, and rankings begin to resurface, sparking conversations and debates about some of the league’s best players.
There are some prominent issues for the Houston Rockets to address over the offseason. The concerns remain on how the team can be constructed to improve on offense while maintaining the defensive and physical identity.
I think many Rockets fans were happy when the Rockets decided to convert JD Davison’s two-way contract to a regular NBA contract. As much as I enjoy Aaron Holiday and his minutes, it was time for Davison to get a standard NBA contract.
Kevin Durant's first year with the Houston Rockets went better than expected, especially when you consider the injuries that the Rockets faced. Fred VanVleet,
The Houston Rockets were a relatively top-heavy ball club in 2025-26. Their only consistent performer was Kevin Durant, followed by Amen Thompson, although Thompson’s contributions extend far beyond the stat sheet.
LeBron's career can't go on forever, can it? If it were to end tomorrow, it would be the greatest run of sustained excellence the league has ever seen.
The Houston Rockets saw their 2025-26 season end just as the previous season did, and that is what a first-round loss. This time around, it was the Los Angeles Lakers, a team dealing with its own injury issues.
Ahead of the 2025-26 season, the Houston Rockets executed the largest trade in NBA history. The team landed their superstar, Kevin Durant, in a massive seven-team deal.
What happened to the Houston Rockets on offense in Game 6? That was the big question right after the season ended surprisingly prematurely in the first round to an injured Los Angeles Lakers. A lot of the answers haven’t been very clear.
James Harden is one of the greatest players in the history of the Houston Rockets. Some rank him second, behind only Hakeem Olajuwon. Others rank him ahead of Olajuwon.
Less than a day after the Rockets’ season ended, a report came out citing tension in their locker room still lingering since the All-Star break, when the rumors broke out that Kevin Durant spoke ill of his own teammates in a social media burner account.
The Rockets could again be a team to watch on the trade market. Houston has been linked to potential pursuits of Kawhi Leonard, Donovan Mitchell, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Joel Embiid this offseason, according to Kelly Iko of Yahoo Sports.
The Rockets dealt with more than injuries this season. The absences of Fred VanVleet and Steven Adams removed two veteran voices from the locker room, and that left less insulation around Kevin Durant as the year unfolded, according to Ramona Shelburne and Tim MacMahon of ESPN.
The Houston Rockets ran out of offense in the first round of the NBA playoffs against the Los Angeles Lakers, as the loss of Kevin Durant proved costly in a six-game defeat against a shorthanded group led by LeBron James.
A historic night from LeBron James and the long-awaited return of Austin Reaves were still not enough to prevent the short-handed Houston Rockets from taking Wednesday's Game 5.