The Rockets are really missing another player who can’t shoot

Trade kd for giannis.

NOBODY SHOOTS

another aging star. Brilliant.

Out of those three, the only possible one they can get is…..none of em

When will they ever learn?

They should trade Durant for Green and Brooks.

yea and I’m supposed to chase Carmen Electra and Mandy Moore this offseason

I think they gotta choose a direction this offseason.

Either A) lean into the KD timeline and go that star or B) trade off KD and go for the young core

Yeah that’ll solve all of your locker room issues lol

They have nothing to trade for any of those guys.

Because those players are growing on trees

They just really need a pg and a good rebounding C, maybe they should see if they can get FVV and Steven Adams next season.

“Expected to chase” then in the article “if the Rockets decide they have the potential to do so” lol just click bait shit

Oh my God, it’s like they’ve learned nothing.

It’s just a classic mistake of an impatient team. I get that the Spurs and Thunder lucked into Wemby and Shai but they were also patient, didn’t waste picks on older players, drafted well outside their main guys. Rockets completely fucked up their rebuild and instead of doing the smart thing and trading Durant, they are doubling down. Another first round exit coming next season.

Just what they need, a nonshooter who is injury prone.

Have they considered giving brad beal 50 million a year?

They need a playmaker… All would change the makeup, but not necessarily in a good way. Spida can’t win in the playoffs, Giannis has been injury prone as of late, and until this year Kawhi was always hurt too. Kawhi would probably fit best but KD would have to leave for any of the moves to really make sense fit wise. They can’t lose Sengun as he is their center, and Amen is their best player realistically right now for a series of any kind. Not sure what else besides KD they could realistically give up anyway.

If they get Giannis, Reed Sheppard needs to spend all summer running off screens and practicing catch and shoot jumpers.

Of all the names listed I think Donovan Mitchell probably makes the most sense, but I don’t think it’s likely at all. Kawhi is still very good but obviously his availability is still very questionable and even if he does play consistently I’m not sure what he actually does for this roster that KD doesn’t already do, and as we have seen KD doesn’t really elevate this roster at all. Giannis obviously is great but he would only add to this teams lack of shooting.

Yea dont trade for your most needed position at PG and go for another old star brilliant thinking

Does Houston have trees? Asking for a friend.

You might say the Rockets have high aspirations

And the other teams aren’t?

The team is clunky. They aren’t one player away. Keep the assets let them develop. That Brooklyn pick next year could be great.

How about a proper point guard with play making abilities

Jamal Murray is available

Get someone who can shoot,  they never learn 

I hate that no teams ever try and build a home grown championship team nowadays. They try and buy championships but still fail 😭 Team Chemistry is still the number one thing u need to find Success in the NBA.

Money Making Mitchell isn’t that guy. Never been to a conference finals.

Imagine being the team captain and franchise leader and cornerstone of the future

And hearing your FO talk about how they need to get a star-level talent to get past the first round and naming the potential stars

Sengun and Amen already getting cucked not even 12 hours into his off-season lmao

I know people are blaming KD but this is the correct move when you look at their roster. Their building around a bunch of people who would make decent roleplayers. Honestly I’d trade Sengun if possible for bench depth and shooting. You’re just never going to get anywhere building around a center who only scores in the post, can’t shoot a lick and can’t defend a traffic cone.

Kill me

The Rockets with Giannis would be the greatest defense of all-time, but would shoot worse than 80s teams.

How likely do we think it is for Mitchell to get traded, especially if they lose tomorrow? And can it be Detroit please????

Sengun, Sheppard, Jabari smith, Eason and 2 firsts for Giannis and miles turner.

Absolutely hilarious that this is the same list as a week ago, just with Embiid removed.

That’s the difference that two wins can make.

We have a slightly used Jamal Murray if you want

I hate when teams build a nice young core then blow it up for an aging player on a max contract.

Who the fuck wants to play with KD?

Please take Giannis for:
- 2027 1st round Brooklyn Swap
- 2028 Houston 1st
- 2030 Houston 1st
- 2031 Houston 1st
- Amen Thompson
- all the gold in vahalla
- your firstborn son
- Hakeem Olajuwon’s rings

If we can keep Fred and add Donovan, that would completely patch the point guard hole.

It still baffles me how Houston let Ayo slip to.. us?

Like holy shit what a missed opportunity, they could’ve been playing against OKC by now if they picked him up. Ball handling and shooting should be top priority for them not more star power

I’m so thankful for Presti. Could’ve went all in in the ²³⁄₂₄ season but decided to let it ride and we ended up losing in the 2nd round of the playoffs. Realized we needed size (which everyone already knew already) and went for IHart in the offseason. These GMs that try to speed up their rebuild process by bringing in a big name, whether they fit the system or not, need to go.

Have fun with that. You have four consecutive top five pics and none of them are definitive franchise cornerstones. Houston failed.

Bruh just trade KD for assets and retool, get a competent coach, get Ameen a proper shooting coach and force him to put in the work. Screwing up such a promising young core for another aging star with injury risk is front office malpractice.

They had a way better shot at Giannis last year. The PHX picks looked better. We’re going to know what BK does so that pick swap might be meh. Amen needs a mega extension. Sengun looked better last year. Etc etc

Unfortunately I think sengun and 2 firsts for Giannis seems to be the go

I like Mitchell with this team a lot.

All of that to get bounced in the first round cus Giannis or Kawhi are injured 🥹

I mean if the Spurs/Thunder remain healthy, does Houston have a realistic chance to compete in the next 5 years?

If I an a star level player there ain’t no way I’m going to Houston unless I’m washed and want to secure my last bag. Segun their main guy who can’t shoot and Amen their 2nd guy who also can’t shoot.

They so badly need a couple point/on court leader types, not stars.

they need a coach, ime sucked bad

Would love to see Giannis & KD

Pick up some floor spacers

All this discourse about how the rockets didn’t draft well, etc is incredibly stupid. Rockets took players that were logical with their high draft picks, and probably ended up with an above average result for not having a first pick ever in the last few years. It’s easy to say in hindsight don’t take Jalen Green, take Stephon Castle (which wouldn’t even solve our shooting issue at all), etc. but the same people spouting this nonsense now probably didn’t see anything wrong with those decisions on draft night. And as for rockets chasing a star - what’s the point? These experiments just end up in playoff time injuries and early exits. I don’t give a crap.

Rockets 🤝 suns

Who would want to play with KD? Real question.

The toxicity inside the Frost Bank Center if Kawhi was a Rocket would rival that of… well it’d rival that of the air and water around Galveston Bay lol

What team also wants to carry giannis useles brothers ??

Rockets expected to blow it up some more?

Rockets really don’t have any concept of team chemistry, huh?

Sounds like they should bring back harden. He’d fit this team even better than durant

I hope this teamnisnt reading away a bunch of players for kawhi or giannis. They are always hurt, that would be stupid. Did this article even say that was true, it seemed like a run down of thw season and what may happen. We might pursue a star but I doubt we can get giannis. We need to get some rotation shooters and see how amen and sengun look with a good team around them before we cut bait.

And it’s gonna piss of KD because he’s the most tradable player and thus it’s the Phoenix situation all over again

lol 2 of these things are nowhere near like the other

Rockets are a clown show franchise

Oh fucking joy

Remember the reports last year that the Rockets had no interest in Giannis?

What does Houston have that teams would want?

Unironically asking.

Andre drummond getting added to the 2025-6 roster,  would increase their shooting percentages in every metric. Shoutout to drummond for the insane training he must’ve done to get a good shot but what are the rockets doing 

They should just trade KD

Nikola Jokic, you are a Houston Rocket

Isn’t Amick one of those Hacks without any real sources who just throws shit at the wall, hoping something sticks?