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Tari Eason scored 22 points, Alperen Sengun added 21 points, six rebounds and six assists, and the Houston Rockets beat the Brooklyn Nets 137-109 on Monday night for their first victory of the season. Kevin Durant had 19 points against his former team, which fell to 0-4. Reed Sheppard came off the bench for 15 points. Houston lost in two overtimes against Oklahoma City in the … [Read more...] about Rockets rout the winless Nets 137-109 for their first victory of the season

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The Rockets announced on Saturday that they have waived four players on non-guaranteed training camp contracts, tweets Keith Smith of Spotrac. The four players — all of whom could be headed to the G League to play for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers — are Vernon Carey Jr., Ricky Council IV, Tyrese Hunter and Cameron Matthews. Hunter, a 6’0″ guard, and Matthews, a 6’7″ forward, … [Read more...] about Rockets Waive Carey, Council, Hunter, Matthews

12:15 pm: Durant’s extension is now official, the Rockets announced in a press release (Twitter link). 8:02 am: The Rockets and star forward Kevin Durant have agreed to terms on a new two-year contract extension, his business partner Rich Kleiman tells Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). According to Charania, the deal is worth $90MM and includes a second-year player option … [Read more...] about Kevin Durant Signs Two-Year Extension With Rockets

The Rockets and forward Tari Eason failed to come to terms on a rookie scale extension ahead of the 5:00 pm Central time deadline on Monday, reports Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). Entering the day, Eason looked like one of the top remaining candidates to sign a rookie scale extension, along with Nuggets wing Christian Braun and Hawks guard Dyson Daniels. However, while … [Read more...] about No Rookie Scale Extensions For Rockets’ Eason, 11 Others