For all of the Rockets’ obvious shortcomings in generating easy scoring opportunities against Golden State’s defense laden with thirtysomethings, more indications than not suggest that Houston’s trade interest in Kevin Durant continues to be overstated.Source: marcstein.substack.com What’s the buzz on Twitter? Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet Kevin Durant to the … [Read more...] about Rockets trade interest in Kevin Durant continues to be exaggerated
Rockets Notes: Green, Thompson, Eason, Smith, Offseason
The Rockets‘ season ended on Sunday night when they lost a deciding Game 7 at home against the battle-tested Warriors. As Jonathan M. Alexander of The Houston Chronicle writes, aside from a 38-point outburst in Game 2, shooting guard Jalen Green struggled mightily in his first playoff series, scoring between seven and 12 points in the other six games and shooting 37.5% or below … [Read more...] about Rockets Notes: Green, Thompson, Eason, Smith, Offseason
Cavaliers’ Kenny Atkinson Named Coach Of Year
Kenny Atkinson has been named the NBA’s Coach of the Year, the league announced on Monday (Twitter link). In his first year with the Cavaliers, Atkinson led the franchise to a 64-18 record and the top seed in the Eastern Conference. Atkinson was hired by Cleveland after a three-year stint as one of Steve Kerr‘s top assistants with Golden State. Atkinson, who was also an … [Read more...] about Cavaliers’ Kenny Atkinson Named Coach Of Year
Texans Acquire No. 48 From Raiders, Draft Aireontae Ersery
The Raiders are trading down for the second time in the second round. After their Dolphins agreement, the Raiders will drop out of their No. 48 spot, sending the pick to the Texans.<img loading="lazy" width="200" height="300" class="alignright wp-image-361642 size-medium" style="border: 2px solid #000000;margin: 15px" … [Read more...] about Texans Acquire No. 48 From Raiders, Draft Aireontae Ersery
No Timeline For Texans WR Tank Dell’s Return
Tank Dell‘s 2024 season came to an abrupt end when he suffered a massive knee injury in Week 16. The Texans wideout still faces a very long road to recovery, and no firm timeline exists for him to return to the field. “For Tank, I want him to continue to get better, continue to attack each day of the rehab process the right way, like he’s been doing, with a great … [Read more...] about No Timeline For Texans WR Tank Dell’s Return