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27 July 2024

• [Sports Illustrated] - Former Rockets' First-Round Pick Signs Two-Way Deal with Miami Heat
  After a successful Summer League outing, former Houston Rockets first-round pick Josh Christopher signs with the Miami Heat.
• [ESPN Houston] - ESPN Houston Live: July 29, 2024
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• [Houston Roundball Review] - Fabian White, "They held it down for 3 games. Now, we're gonna see if we can win the whole thing."
  #houstonroundballreview #FabianWhite #ForeverCoogs #TBTFabian White comments on his decision to play in TBT with the Forever Coogs squad but also play in the...
• [Fan Nation] - Who Could the Rockets Target in the 2025 NBA Draft?
  It's a ways away, but Houston could add to their youth next year in a loaded class.
• [Last Word on Sports] - What No Sengun Extension Could Mean For Houston
  There have been no extensions yet for promising 2021 Houston draft picks: and Notably, both players would enter restricted free agency next summer without contract extensions. What are the reasons? What are the risks? Indeed, is it possible that they are withholding one largely because of an unwillingness to entertain the other? What No Sengun Extension Could Mean For Houston Alperen Sengun was a 15-man roster update away from making an All-Star team last season. Jalen Green was not. So far, Sengun looks like arguably the best player from their draft despite being the sixteenth pick. has also undoubtedly impressed in his short career, making an . He was rewarded with a almost as soon as it was possible. But the Rockets front office may not be overly concerned about comparisons between Sengun and the former . They may be more concerned about comparisons between Sengun and his teammate, Jalen Green. 's meritocracy may not function so well when one of the primary creators is side-eyeing his co-star, wondering why the front office is playing favorites. The trouble is that Green hasn't done enough yet to show he's close to being worth a maximum contract. No Extension For Jalen Or (By Extension) Sengun? Green did win a , averaging over 28 points per game. But the month was March, that's around the time of year when weird things start happening. People may remember what the immediate aftermath of the to Phoenix trade did for ' . That didn't come remotely close to carrying over into the next season. Green's apparent surge did admittedly come while the team was competing to get back into the play-in race. But once the team actually got back in and had to play one of the other racers, Green got a bad . Sengun at this time was out with a . Naturally, that isn't ever going to rocket up your value as an asset. Generally, though, Sengun belongs to an archetype noted for its durability. Despite obviously being a remarkably tall human being, he isn't the total physical anomaly of an injury-prone . Generally speaking, at heights well in excess of seven feet, players tend not to have long, healthy careers. The Rockets know this firsthand from their experiences with and . In the interests of the overall novelty of the league, fans across the spectrum hope that will prove an exception. But the point is that Sengun doesn't present those particular concerns. He is also counterintuitively blessed with a decidedly ground-bound game. Centers that spend a lot of their time up in the air also spend a lot of their time landing again. Every single time they do so, typically with various other players' body parts conspiring to get in the way, they risk some kind of injury. But Sengun is more like , , , or even . He presents just about the lowest injury risk that you can ask for in a big man. His contract extension would therefore contain minimal risk as well. What Sengun Snatchers Would An Extension Keep At Bay? But Houston evidently thinks they've found another way of mitigating the risks. Currently, there aren't many teams projected to have much cap space available next offseason. In what could be an ominous sign of future irony, one of those teams is the Brooklyn Nets. https://twitter.com/KeithSmithNBA/status/1812225773631148175 For the Nets to be interested in such a move, they'd have to be looking to accelerate their rebuild. That would be in spite of managing to reclaim as a prerequisite of the . It wouldn't be completely counterproductive though, since some of the picks they for their year and a half or so of are still outside of their control. And why not stick it to the team that does control them instead? But Houston may view it as an unlikely scenario, especially since the Nets still seem to the last survivor of their attempted super team days in . Meanwhile, those other teams don't currently project to have the capacity for a max contract offer. Of course, there are all sorts of moves that teams can make between now and then that would allow them to posture as threats to Sengun's services. But it goes without saying that if Sengun winds up being so obviously worth a max that other teams clear space to offer him one, Houston can simply choose to match. Worst Case Scenario 's departure from the Utah Jazz is a good, recent example of how that situation can go wrong for a team. When Hayward was approaching the end of his rookie deal, the Jazz made him go out and find the best offer available before they swept in to match it and retain his services. Supposedly, the ordeal contributed to Hayward's decision to later in free agency. It's certainly intriguing to wonder what might have been if Hayward had stayed with the Jazz. There's a hypothetical where he avoids his disastrous season-ending whilst somehow also allowing space for the emergence of . By not offering an extension to Sengun now, will Houston be left pondering similar (hopefully less gruesome) hypotheticals in the future? The Last Word Sengun has commented on the situ...
• [Sports Illustrated] - Could Reed Sheppard Become Houston Rockets' Highest-Upside Prospect?
  After an impressive performance during the Las Vegas Summer League, Reed Sheppard could become the Houston Rockets' highest-upside player.
• [Forbes] - What Does Jalen Green & Josh Giddey Lack To Get Rookie Extensions?
  Jalen Green & Josh Giddey are two lottery selections from the 2021 draft class who have yet to receive rookie extensions, so why is that?
• [Fansided: Space City Scoop] - NBA Mock draft: Rockets pick up pair of intriguing prospects in latest mock
  The Houston Rockets have a roster full of exciting young players. A recent mock draft has them adding two more to that collection.
• [Bleacher Report] - NBA Trade Rumors: Rockets' Alperen Şengün Drew Interest from Multiple Teams
  Alperen Şengün of the Houston Rockets is one of the more promising young big men in the NBA, and multiple teams were reportedly quite interested in trading…
• [ClutchPoints] - Lauri Markkanen only has 3 realistic trade destinations, per NBA insider
  While it’s the dog days of the NBA offseason, some teams are looking for ways to add star power to their roster, with Lauri Markkanen being an incredibly popular option for the Golden State Warriors. Nearly any team could use a player like Markkanen since he’s a big man who thrives as a wing but […] The post appeared first on .