2023 Houston Rockets Offseason Thread - Time to Start Thinking About Winning Again

[Slacks 6819]

On 7/3/2023 at 12:03 AM, HtownHorn said:

Holy shit, if we ever get floor spacing.

This is our next star player

 

On 7/3/2023 at 12:12 PM, mycox said:

Those are Dream moves. And the 25 sec mark is an exact replica of what Hakeem did to Robinson.

I bet they're going to start calling that off hand hook as a foul. 

Dude will be an MVP candidate soon. 

[Wulaw Horn 19063]

On 7/2/2023 at 8:42 PM, HtownHorn said:

The Rockets could have close to $25M in cap room next year as well.

Waive Porter if he doesn't straighten out, his contract isn't guaranteed. $15.9M

Waive Londale, his contract isn't guaranteed past 1 year. ~$7.8M

Club option on Tate ~ $7M

 

Yep.  Wonder where you'd spend it. You better hope that you don't need to upgrade at the 1, the 2, the 4 or the 5 or something has gone really wrong.  I don't see a 3 worth 25M on the market that you'd have any chance at signing.  I guess you can always improve your depth.  There's not a lot of places to really improve this team a whole lot anymore if the younger guys maximize their talent.  I guess. But, it doesn't look like any of their ceilings are high enough to compete for nba titles for a decade.  Not awesome there. 

[HtownHorn 14663]

Career .377 BTA, likely the best on the team.

[Rockethorn1978 6072]

Not sure where he will fit? 3rd string PG?

[HtownHorn 14663]

4 hours ago, Rockethorn1978 said:

Not sure where he will fit? 3rd string PG?

Hopefully this means they are trading Porter.

[billfromlaketravis 11445]

14 hours ago, HtownHorn said:

Hopefully this means they are trading Porter.

Porter coming off the bench as off ball guard was appealing, but it takes two. 

[BigOrange1 6432]

first summer league game is at 6:00 on espn tonight.  playing the blazers and scoot henderson.  the rockets' lineup should be pretty stout with jabari and tari joining this year's first round picks.  

[billfromlaketravis 11445]

23 minutes ago, BigOrange1 said:

first summer league game is at 6:00 on espn tonight.  playing the blazers and scoot henderson.  the rockets' lineup should be pretty stout with jabari and tari joining this year's first round picks.  

Definitely looking forward to see Amen’s jump shot live. 

[Murfdogg21 4412]

1 minute ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Definitely looking forward to see Amen’s jump shot live. 

DOINK!

[BigOrange1 6432]

tari eason 👀

[Macklemore 2876]

4 minutes ago, BigOrange1 said:

tari eason 👀

Taris deserves to start. Jabari had a great 2nd qtr. Amen’s presence is felt on both ends. Amen’s court vision, passing and defense very good so far.

Edited July 8, 2023 by Macklemore

[BigOrange1 6432]

ha!  jabari smith ftw!

[ChickenSandwich 9824]

Scoot is clearly the better player, but to me, Amen clearly has more upside potential. 
 

[ChickenSandwich 9824]

Scoot looked like a you Chris Paul, injury and all

[Macklemore 2876]

Ime Udoka’s presence already felt. We had 14 blocks. Best coach in the NBA.

[billfromlaketravis 11445]

8 hours ago, Macklemore said:

Taris deserves to start. Jabari had a great 2nd qtr. Amen’s presence is felt on both ends. Amen’s court vision, passing and defense very good so far.

This. But they’ll start Brooks because contract and defense?

[TonyTexas 10504]

NBA’s trade and salary cap maneuvering Is incomprehensible. 

 

[BigOrange1 6432]

not a huge deal but it would have been nice to see him play a couple of more games this summer

 

[billfromlaketravis 11445]

4 hours ago, BigOrange1 said:

not a huge deal but it would have been nice to see him play a couple of more games this summer

 

Sucks. I only watched the first half. I didn’t see anything to get excited about. 

[TonyTexas 10504]

18 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Sucks. I only watched the first half. I didn’t see anything to get excited about. 

 

[Slacks 6819]

52 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Sucks. I only watched the first half. I didn’t see anything to get excited about. 

You serious? 

[BigOrange1 6432]

yeah i wasn't sold on taking him at #4 but i was pretty impressed with what i saw last night.

[billfromlaketravis 11445]

23 minutes ago, Slacks said:

You serious? 

My bad. I watched the first half on another screen on mute. 

[TonyTexas 10504]

Bad contract gets worse

 

[Slacks 6819]

If he gets a DPOY is it a bad contract? 

[Slacks 6819]

Man, if Thompson has the right mentality and can stay healthy, he is going to be a thing. 

He moves like young Kobe. 

[Slacks 6819]

Hopefully that ankle heals properly and doesn't also become a thing. 

[BigOrange1 6432]

 

[ChickenSandwich 9824]

Like what I saw from Amen way more than Scoot and Miller. 
 

The size and coordination flash. 

[tx 3 putt 76862]

lot young talent + a great coach

we over paid for van fleet

We didn’t need to sign brooks 

It’s going to be a fun season, I’ll make sone games for sure 

[Brothahorn 10087]

12 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

lot young talent + a great coach

we over paid for van fleet

We didn’t need to sign brooks 

It’s going to be a fun season, I’ll make sone games for sure 

@tx 3 putt walking into Toyota Center

 

[tx 3 putt 76862]

5 minutes ago, Brothahorn said:

@tx 3 putt walking into Toyota Center

 

papaduexes + rockets game = a good night 

[billfromlaketravis 11445]

What are Summer League eligibility rules? Wiseman is entering his fourth NBA season. 

Edited July 9, 2023 by billfromlaketravis

[BigOrange1 6432]

man, tari and jabari look great.  

[BigOrange1 6432]

this versions of jabari smith is making me hard.

[Rockethorn1978 6072]

Jabari is exactly what you hope for when you draft a 19 year old that had a meh first season and shows up to the summer league looking like he actually has worked during the off season and is hungry to get better. I know it’s just summer league but you don’t see any of the other stars getting drafted averaging 33ppg. Damn excited about smith.

[billfromlaketravis 11445]

Yep 2 really good drafts in 2021 and 2022. Green, Sengun, Jabari and Eason is pretty good core. Should only improve this year with a real PG. 

[Mitch Cumsteen 18547]

6 minutes ago, Rockethorn1978 said:

Jabari is exactly what you hope for when you draft a 19 year old that had a meh first season and shows up to the summer league looking like he actually has worked during the off season and is hungry to get better. I know it’s just summer league but you don’t see any of the other stars getting drafted averaging 33ppg. Damn excited about smith.

You also don’t typically see the number 3 pick in the draft play in summer league after their rookie year. Don’t get me wrong, I loved Smith coming out of college and he would have been my first pick in last year’s draft but he should be dominating in Vegas. 

[BigOrange1 6432]

with thompson sidelined there are three players who matter on this summer league squad.  here is what they did tonight:

jabari smith - 38 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists on 13/25 shooting

tari eason - 26 points, 9 rebounds on 12/25 shooting

cam whitmore - 21 points on 9/16 shooting

that's 85 points on 34/66 (51.5%) shooting.  not bad at all.

[Rockethorn1978 6072]

49 minutes ago, Mitch Cumsteen said:

You also don’t typically see the number 3 pick in the draft play in summer league after their rookie year. Don’t get me wrong, I loved Smith coming out of college and he would have been my first pick in last year’s draft but he should be dominating in Vegas. 

Jaden Ivey playing and James wiseman? I’ve seen plenty of second year players play again. 

[BigOrange1 6432]

27 minutes ago, Rockethorn1978 said:

Jaden Ivey playing and James wiseman? I’ve seen plenty of second year players play again. 

yeah from the 2022 nba draft there are only 3 players picked in the top 10 who are not playing in this year's summer league.

[tx 3 putt 76862]

I’ve seen enough from smith, sit him

[Tylerocks 2553]

58 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

What are Summer League eligibility rules? Wiseman is entering his fourth NBA season. 

I don't think there are any restrictions...as long as you're on the roster.  But yeah, it's obviously geared towards rookie/2nd year players and fringe guys trying to showcase.

Saw a quote from Jabari and he said something to the effect of his rookie season wasn't perfect and he is taking the opportunity to work on things and get game reps.

I like that attitude.

[Dutchrudder 11133]

This was the quote: 

[BigOrange1 6432]

love that.

[Dutchrudder 11133]

Sorry, the image went away or something. Here it is in the most annoying format possible. 

 

[tx 3 putt 76862]

[Js1 85259]

That’s enough to buy tickets for half the season! 

[Hank Kingsley 20903]

While expectations are in check, this has become a deep roster and it will be interesting to see how shot attempts end up. 

Last year, Houston took 89 FG attempts a game. 

Assumed starters: 

PG: VanVleet

SG: Green 

SF: Brooks

PF: Jabari

C : Sengun 

 

Bench: 

KPG

Tari 

Amen 

Landale 

Whitmore

Jeff Green

Tate

 

Some sacrifices will need to be made on the offensive end. I know Brooks' contract is huge, but I don't need him shooting 12+ times a game. Play defense and shoot 3s. Tari and Jabari are poised to break out. Makes sense to send Whitmore to G League if he's not playing many minutes in the NBA. 

[billfromlaketravis 11445]

Help me understand the Brooks signing if he sends Eason to the bench.