Kevin Durant, who has been the subject of trade rumors to Houston, was complimentary of the Rockets' young players after a ...

With Jabari Smith Jr. on the verge of a return, the Rockets can likely start only two players out of Smith, Dillon Brooks, and Amen Thompson.

Houston's rookie guard and the No. 3 overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft has not lived up to expectations for a variety of reasons.

The Nets beat the Rockets in a thrilling 99-97 win in which Brooklyn scored six points in the closing seconds to come away with the upset win in front of the Barclays Center crowd. Keon Johnson led ...

Entering the regular season, he was expected to be a major piece in Ime Udoka's system ... and confidence. His height as a combo guard has limited him against bigger and better competition ...

And those teams' coaches all branch from the same tree: Ime Udoka started cross-matching ... bets against modern big men being able to punish height mismatches. Bigs like Holmgren and Wembanyama ...

When asked earlier this week what the Rockets missed most during Smith's absence, Udoka quickly pointed to the rebounding ... Smith was the one member of Houston's starting lineup with above average ...