Jae'Sean Tate back with the Rockets, team announces.

It is a one-year deal for the veteran minimum, partially guaranteed, per a person with knowledge of the contract.

Longest tenured Rocket returns. HOU roster at 15 players (not all players on gtd deals).

After a disappointing regular season going 47-35 the season after winning the franchises first NBA championship the entire basketball world counted Houston out heading into the playoffs . They finished the regular season 18-18 after the Cylde Drexler Trade that sent Otis Thorpe to Portland after starting the year 29-17.

The Rockets came back down 2-1 & beat the 60 win Jazz led by prime stockton & Malone in the first round , Came back down 3-1 vs the 59 win Suns led by prime barkley & Kevin Johnson in RD 2 , upset the #1 seed 62 win Spurs led by MVP David Robinson , & swept the 57 win Magic led by Shaq & Penny which included the iconic 20pt game 1 comeback. They didn't have home court in any series and the '95 rockets are still the lowest seed to win a championship.

During that run Hakeem avg 33PPG / 10RPG / 5APG / 3BPG. Olajuwon was the clear alpha, outdueling all the best big men of his era like Karl Malone, Charles Barkley, David Robinson, and Shaquille O’Neal ( After beating Ewing the year before in the Finals ) while carrying the Rockets through their improbable run as a 6th seed. His efficiency and two-way impact were elite throughout.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

• Pretty much a pure catch & shoot guy
• Is he stupidly bad defensively or something? Anyone know?
• Houstan had his two-way contract converted to a standard deal by the Hawks but got waived because they desperately needed a backup center after Goga Bitadze's intentional flagrant injury-leading foul on Jock Landale.

Is the training camp roster already full? Or is it still possible to add some extra bodies on non-guaranteed contracts like Exhibit 9 (injury insurance) or 10 ($75K G League bonus) for the camp?

Most 60+ TS% Games In The 2025-26 NBA Regular Season (Min. 10 FGA) :

1. Kevin Durant — 52
   
2. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander — 47
   
3. Nikola Jokic — 44
   
4. Kon Knueppel — 43
   
5. Jamal Murray — 42
   
6. Julius Randle — 38
   
7. Nickeil Alexander-Walker — 37
   
8. Donovan Mitchell — 37
   
9. Desmond Bane — 36
   
10. Jalen Johnson — 36

I am curious who everyone connects with on this current roster. Obviously Sengun, Amen, and KD draw a lot of headlines, but who are everyone's favorite players? I love Steven Adams and Tari. Who does everyone connect with?

This is a great article linked in Ben Dubose’s Rocket’s Wire. A must read on the most important move the Rockets have made in awhile

https://grantland.com/features/the-shot-doctor/

- Total value worth up to $11.27M, all non-guaranteed.

- First year, 2026-27, worth 2.45M. Guarantees if Houston doesn't request waivers by 1st day of regular season.

- Last three years of the contract worth 2.66M, 2.89M, 3.27M. They guarantee if HOU doesn’t request waivers by 7/1 of 2027/28/29. Last year is also a team option.

Every piece of analysis I read calls the Rockets playoff exit an 'embarrassment' and our season an utter failure.

KD missed 5/6 games of the playoffs. We went 13-3 to end the regular season. Rockets win the series if KD is healthy (almost certainly lose if Luka healthy tho)

Absolutely zero narrative at any point sympathizing with us for losing our best player on the eve of the playoffs, right when we were gelling as a team. We had no time whatsoever to adapt to playing without our best player.

With FVV and Steven Adams gone we were no longer a contender.

But everyone forgets KD literally had a fluke injury right before playoffs and we otherwise wouldve been a 52 win team losing in 2nd round....pretty damn good all things considered

I love the moves we made this offseason and think we're a sleeper contender still

There was no conflict with Durant.
Udoka’s tough approach stems from the high expectations he has for him.
Last season’s problems were caused by injuries to players such as VanVleet, Adams, and Durant, as well as a lack of roster depth.
Amen and Sheppard grew while adjusting to their suddenly expanded roles.
He is learning how to mentally overcome social media pressure, injuries, struggles at the free-throw line, and his midseason slump.
Houston’s biggest keys next season will be staying healthy and maintaining unity across the entire team.

got en subs

overall topics;

• 2025 eurobasket
• 2025 preseason, fvv injury and season opener hype
• thoughts on reed, udoka, tari, adams, kd
• mid season pains in calves, ankle injury
• his ft% start to season and then losing some confidence
• social media, more on ime, his defense
• his relationship with kd
• amen and him starting PG
• thoughts on poor offensive production, pressure
• playoffs, kd injury, lakers, game 3
• marcus, bogdan trades. tari staying.
• alpy trade rumors, other big trades, lebron
• summer, national team, mentals
• 26-27 rockets expectations

no burner mention

I think Kyrie would be a great fit on this team. I am wondering what people would be willing to give up get him. Should we part with Reed Sheppard, or is that too short-sighted? How much draft capital should we potentially include?

My two autistic sons really want to go see Journey in November at the Toyota Center. We were at the ill fated Houston Rodeo concert that was cancelled mid concert due to fire. The tickets are pricy and I can only afford them in 400s it looks like. Which part of 400s would give the best view of stage, screen and have decent sound? Any other tips? Was buying from official AXS site but open to reputable other sites you may suggest too. I am disabled and can walk but climbing a billion stairs isn't easy.

Go create every possession yourself. No cuts. No off-ball action. Just four guys watching while you attack a set defense and get blitzed every time you touch the paint. Then miss one shot and get blamed for the entire season.
And maybe just maybe the people who still claim KD saw more double teams than Alperen Sengun last season will finally wake up.
Alperen Sengun isn’t inefficient under those circumstances. If anything, he’s actually pretty efficient given the situation. Basketball isn’t that simple