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ClutchFans: On the KPJ trade and future of the Rockets

The Houston Rockets are back to being a professional NBA team once again. The Rockets finally ended the Kevin Porter Jr. era on Tuesday, coughing up two second-round picks in order to unload his contract to the Oklahoma City Thunder, getting back the contract of Victor Oladipo and third-year forward Jeremiah Robinson-Earl. The move puts […]

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ClutchFans: Heavy investment in Kevin Porter Jr raises serious questions about Rockets front office

Soon-to-be-ex Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr was arrested last week for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend, resulting in a fractured neck vertebra and a deep gash above her right eye after an attack at a hotel in New York. He allegedly woke her up by punching her repeatedly, strangled her and did not stop hitting her […]

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ClutchFans: Mike D’Antoni: The Rockets isolation offense wasn’t pretty, but it was effective

Former Rockets coach Mike D’Antoni made an appearance on the Thinking Basketball podcast to discuss his career, and he went into his stretch with the Houston Rockets (2016-2020). One of the big topics discussed was the isolation sets that the Rockets ran often and why they did it. “If that one-on-one was not efficient, we […]

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ClutchFans: How a potential return of high schoolers to the NBA Draft impacts the Rockets

So the opportunity for high school players to jump straight to the NBA is set to return. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, the NBA and Players Association are “expected to agree on moving the age eligibility for the NBA Draft from 19 years old to 18, clearing the way for the return of […]

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