Tag: Fred Vanvleet
Rockets navigated Kevin Durant tensions amid injuries, still focused on young core
The Rockets dealt with more than injuries this season. The absences of Fred VanVleet and Steven Adams removed two veteran voices from the locker...
NBA Rumors: Rockets, Kevin Durant, Blazers, Damian Lillard, Hawks, Wizards
A handful of teams are heading into the offseason with different priorities. There are also a few common threads. Flexibility. Patience. And in some...
Rockets could face offseason shakeup, Kevin Durant included
The Rockets finally got one. Now comes the harder question. Does it actually matter?
Houston’s Game 4 blowout win over the Lakers — a 115-96...
West Notes: Rockets, Fred VanVleet, Mavericks, Ryan Nembhard, Spurs
Rockets
The feeling around the Rockets is starting to shift. And not in the way Fred VanVleet was hoping.
Per Varun Shankar of the Houston Chronicle,...
Rockets’ Fred VanVleet: NBA gambling revenue not worth risk to players
Houston Rockets guard and NBPA president Fred VanVleet believes the NBA may be getting far more trouble than benefit from sports gambling.
And he says...
Cavs’ Donovan Mitchell says he and James Harden want same thing: ‘A championship’
Only one former MVP changed teams at this trade deadline. And only one landed somewhere that actually plans on winning right now.
That would be...
NBA Notes: Mavericks, Cooper Flagg, Rockets, Dorian Finney-Smith, All-Stars
Mavericks
The season has not gone according to plan for the Mavericks, but Cooper Flagg has been a legitimate bright spot.
Tim MacMahon of ESPN polled...
NBA Notes: Rockets, Kevin Durant, Blazers, Deni Avdija, Sixers
Rockets
Houston is almost exactly where the projections said they would be, and that is part of the reason the grade lands here. That would...
Rockets likely to keep out of Ja Morant sweepstakes
The Rockets will not pursue a trade for Grizzlies star Ja Morant, according to Kelly Iko of Yahoo Sports.
Even with Houston continuing to monitor...
NBA Notes: Rockets, Fred VanVleet, Clippers, Derrick Jones Jr, Clippers
Rockets
When Fred VanVleet tore his ACL during an unofficial preseason minicamp, the expectation around the league was that the Rockets’ point guard would miss...
NBA Rumors: Rockets, Fred VanVleet, Pistons, Trey Murphy III, Timberwolves
Rockets
The Rockets have quietly answered one of the bigger questions hanging over their season.
With Fred VanVleet sidelined since September due to a torn ACL,...
NBA Trade Rumors: Full list of who becomes eligible on Dec. 15 and beyond
Monday marks a key checkpoint on the NBA calendar, as players who signed free-agent contracts this offseason become eligible to be traded. Below is...
Report: Rockets not expected to pursue deal for Grizzlies’ Ja Morant
The Rockets already made their big swing when they landed Kevin Durant over the summer, and it doesn’t sound like another is coming anytime...
NBA Notes: Rockets, Fred VanVleet, Heat, Andrew Wiggins, Bulls
Rockets
The Rockets have watched Amen Thompson and Reed Sheppard take major steps this season, which has made the idea of backcourt reinforcements less urgent.
Even...
