Throughout the Houston Rockets' franchise history, they have featured some of the best centers in the league. From Elvin Hayes to Moses Malone, of course, the greatest Rocket of all time, Hakeem Olajuwon, Yao Ming, and now Alperen Sengun.
The Houston Rockets have a point guard problem. Well, not really. At times, it's been mitigated. Other times, it's stuck out like a sore thumb. The better way to coin it is that they have a point guard deficit. Fred VanVleet would've been perfect with this version of the Rockets' offense but Ime Udoka won't have that luxury.
When the Houston Rockets re-signed Clint Capela this offseason, the focus was naturally on defense and rebounding. Yet the most intriguing storyline may be how his return impacts Alperen Sengun’s growth as a playmaker.
How many of the players to win the NBA's assist title since the NBA/ABA merger in 1976-77 season can you name in five minutes?
In the 2019-20 season, the Houston Rockets traded away starting center Clint Capela to create micro-ball and become the smallest team in the league. Now, for 2025-26, they’ve brought him back.
Christmas and the NBA go hand-in-hand. The day serves for the top hoops league in the world, like Thanksgiving for the NFL. However, while the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys are perpetual Thanksgiving participants, the NBA has mixed up the matchups and the teams throughout the years.
Let’s look at a handful of the worst free agency deals signed this offseason.
Some teams got great deals, and others paid a high price for questionable upgrades.
The seven-team trade that sends star forward Kevin Durant and free agent big man Clint Capela (via sign-and-trade) to Houston is now official, according to press releases from several teams, including the Rockets.
Free agent center Jock Landale has reached an agreement with the Grizzlies, sources tell Shams Charania of ESPN (X link). Memphis will make room on its roster by sending Jay Huff to the Pacers in exchange for a future second-round pick and a second-round pick swap.
The trade that is sending Kevin Durant to the Houston Rockets has turned out to be much bigger than originally anticipated.
General managers across the league are getting creative to try to put the best possible rosters together.
When the Suns and Rockets agreed a week-and-a-half ago to a deal that will send Kevin Durant to Houston, they negotiated it as a two-team trade. However, after the July moratorium lifts on Sunday and that trade can be officially completed, it’s expected to be finalized as a seven-team mega-deal.
The Houston Rockets won two championships in the 1990s with the great Hakeem Olajuwon manning the middle. Thirty years later, the team still seems to realize the importance of the center position.
The Rockets continued to retool their frontcourt by agreeing to a three-year, $21.5M contract with Hawks free agent Clint Capela, ESPN’s Shams Charania tweets.
The Los Angeles Lakers may already have a play called in the huddle to address their paper-thin frontcourt.
The Los Angeles Lakers' top priority this offseason has been no secret. After falling to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round of the playoffs, it's clear that the Lakers need help defending the paint if they want to contend.
How do the Los Angeles Lakers help LeBron James and Luka Doncic? Well, most will tell you it starts up front. “They’re gonna get a big,” said Keith Smith of Spotrac on his Front Office show.
According to NBA insider Michael Scotto of HoopsHype, Clint Capela will leave the Atlanta Hawks this offseason. Capela becomes an unrestricted free agent
Atlanta Hawks center Clint Capela will be sidelined through the end of the regular season because of an injury to his left hand. An MRI showed he has a ligament injury to the fourth metacarpal of his left hand, the Hawks said Friday, adding that he will be re-evaluated in three to four weeks.
Depending on how they fare in the postseason — they’re currently the No. 7 seed in the East — it’s possible he might be able to return at some point later next month.
Multiple teams have reached out to the Atlanta Hawks about the availability of center Clint Capela and forward De’Andre Hunter ahead of the NBA trade deadline, per Michael Scotto of HoopsHype.
The Hawks hope to trade starting center Clint Capela before his $22.27M contract expires in the offseason.
As the NBA trade deadline approaches, rumors surrounding the Hawks are starting to heat up. Multiple reports indicate Atlanta is open to listening to offers for some of their veteran players, with Clint Capela and Bogdan Bogdanovic at the center of those discussions.
After losing Isaiah Hartenstein in free agency this summer, the New York Knicks may be trying to slingshot their way back up the center pile.
The veteran big man could find himself on the trade block this summer.
Atlanta just landed the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s draft. Seven-footer Alex Sarr is seen as the likely top selection, which would throw this veteran's situation into flux if the Hawks were to take Sarr.
DeMar DeRozan has been on a scoring tear for the Chicago Bulls, but we're not looking at his points prop for Monday night's clash against the Atlanta Hawks. Instead, let's target his rebounds for Monday's Look of the Day.
According to Grant Afseth of NBA Analysis Network, the Atlanta Hawks could trade center Clint Capela this offseason. The Hawks want to expand Onyeka Okongwu‘s role moving forward. “Capela will earn $22.3 million on an expiring salary during the 2024-25 season,” Afseth wrote.
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