Tag: Houston Rockets
Houston Rockets CEO Tad Brown was firm in the franchise’s denial that star guard James Harden asked for coach Kevin McHale to be fired during a rare interview with Rockets beat reporters on Thursday. CBS Sports reported Harden pushed the Rockets front office to fire McHale, who was let go just 11 games into the […]
The Rockets’ loss to the Jazz on Tuesday dropped them into ninth in the Western Conference, a half-game behind Utah and two games behind seventh-place Portland heading into Thursday’s rematch with the Blazers “It’s not about where we are in the standings,” Rockets guard James Harden said. “It’s about us continuing to fight and play […]
Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony is not very happy, but isn’t this what he signed on for?… The voided trade and how it happened.
The deadline trade between the Houston Rockets and Detroit Pistons might be voided because of back issues that have plagued power forward Donatas Motiejunas. The Rockets sent Motiejunas and guard Marcus Thornton to the Pistons on Thursday for a protected 2016 first-round pick. But Motiejunas, who hasn’t played in an NBA game since Dec. 31 […]
Salary cap guru Eric Pincus breaks down the best and worst cap scenarios for every team after the deadline.
The Houston Rockets didn’t end up dealing Dwight Howard before Thursday’s NBA trade deadline, but they did have some opportunities. League sources told ESPN.com that the Rockets engaged in trade talks with numerous teams once they began aggressively shopping Howard right before the start of the All-Star break. Sources said that the Rockets talked about […]
The Rockets have been making calls in the last few hours checking to see the value of PG Patrick Beverley, sources said via Brian Windhorst of ESPN
Still time until 3 PM ET deadline, but Houston has no significant traction on a trade for Dwight Howard, league sources tell @TheVertical. via Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical
Sources: Rockets, Jazz had casual talks on Ty Lawson, but those ended. Both teams moved on. Another thing: Rockets won’t buy out Lawson. via Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical
The NBA trade deadline is today at 3 p.m. EST. Here are the latest rumblings from around the NBA.
