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• Western Notes: Smith, Thybulle, Kuminga, Nuggets, Suns
As expected, Rockets forward Jabari Smith returned to action on Friday vs. Minnesota in the team’s first game after the All-Star break. Smith had been out since January 1 due to a fractured hand. The No. 3 overall pick in the 2022 draft, Smith had started each of his first 188 NBA regular season games, […]...2025
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• Rockets get F Smith back after 22-game absence
The Rockets' Jabari Smith Jr., who broke his hand during a shootaround on Jan. 3, was set to return Friday against Minnesota....2025
• Houston Texans News: Texans projected to land WR in mock draft

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images Your one-stop shop for Houston Texans, local sports, and news from around the league for Tuesday, February 18, 2025. Houston Texans News Texans gift C.J. Stroud another star wide receiver in latest 2025 NFL mock draft (Sporting News) Texans Players Reportedly Lost Faith In Key Member of 2024 Staff (Sports Illustrated) Houston Texans star spotted with Card...2025
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• Houston Texans News: New Texans OC Caley defines his offense as “player-centric”

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images Your one-stop shop for Houston Texans, local sports, and news from around the league for Friday, February 14, 2025. Houston Texans News Ryans: New OC can get Texans ‘over the hump’ (ESPN.com) Houston Texans Linked to 4-Time Pro Bowl Weapon (KXAN Austin) How new Houston Texans coordinator Nick Caley defines his offense. A player-centric, ‘game-plan’ unit (...2025
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• Rockets injury update: Jabari Smith Jr. is targeting a return on February 21
On Sunday night, the Rockets beat the Raptors 94-87. They improved to 33-20 on the season. However, Houston has lost four of their last six games. Since January 3, Rockets’ Jabari Smith Jr. has been out with a fractured hand. NBA insider Chris Haynes reported that Smith Jr. is targeting a return for February 21. […] The post Rockets injury update: Jabari Smith Jr. is targeting a retur...2025
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• Rockets’ Jabari Smith On Track To Return After All-Star Break
Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. is targeting a February 21 return from the hand injury that has sidelined him since early January, reports NBA Chris Haynes (Twitter video link). Assuming Smith hits that target date, he would be back in action for Houston’s first game after the All-Star break, at home vs. the Timberwolves. However, […]...2025
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• Western Notes: Smith, Thybulle, Kuminga, Nuggets, Suns
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• Rockets injury update: Jabari Smith Jr. is targeting a return on February 21
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• Rockets’ Jabari Smith On Track To Return After All-Star Break
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• Rockets’ Jabari Smith eyeing return from hand injury

Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. is targeting a return sometime shortly after the All-Star break....2025
• Dunc'd On: Jimmy Butler Suspended; 9 in 73 on the Western Conference

We discuss the ramifications of the Heat suspending Jimmy Butler, and discuss possible trade packages for him. Then, a look at some of the Western Conference. DEN & SAS: Victor against every star big is now a must-watch. 27:17 OKC: The Thunder dominated the Knicks in the 4th quarter to continue their winning streak. 45:15 LAC: Norman Powell is having a ridiculous shooting season because he doe...2025
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$Rockets' Jabari Smith Jr. fractures hand in practice, will miss 4-6 weeks following surgery$
• Rockets' Jabari Smith Jr. fractures hand in practice, will miss 4-6 weeks following surgery

The Rockets starting power forward is averging 11.9 points and 6.5 rebounds a game this season....2025
• Jabari Smith Jr. Out 4-8 Weeks With Fracture In Left Hand

Jabari Smith Jr. will be out four to eight weeks with a fracture in his left hand. Smith suffered the injury during shootaround on Friday. In 33 games this season, Smith is averaging 11.9 points and 6.5 rebounds in 30.9 minutes....2025
• Rockets' Smith out 4-8 weeks with fractured hand
Houston Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. is set to miss four to eight weeks after fracturing hand during shootaround Friday....2025
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• Rockets’ Jabari Smith Fractures Hand In Practice

Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. fractured his left hand during a team practice, reports Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). The 6’11” big is expected to be sidelined for 4-8 weeks, Charania reports. This year with Houston, the 21-year-old is averaging 11.9 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 1.0 blocks across 33 contests, all starts. […]...2025
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• Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. suffers injury in practice

Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. fractured his left hand during a team practice....2025

• 5 NBA players who could be the next Dyson Daniels

Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images Dyson Daniels’ emergence in a new role with the Atlanta Hawks made us wonder: Which other players could be stars in their role hidden in plain sight? Due to the sheer scale of international soccer, there are regularly not enough opportunities for developing players on good teams. The leagues solved this problem by creating an elaborate loan system, wh...2024
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• 2024 NBA Mock Draft: SB Nation writers project the first round

Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for Empire State Realty Trust The 2024 NBA Draft is widely viewed as one of the weaker classes ever, but that doesn’t mean that some teams won’t find real contributors in the first round. Our network of draft experts tried to project who they’d be. The 2024 NBA Draft isn’t seen as the strongest class in the league’s history, but between Alex Sarr, Zacchari...2024
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• The NBA’s 11 best young cores, ranked by their future championship potential
Let’s rank the best young cores in the NBA. The future always seems so far away in the NBA until it’s not. It wasn’t long ago that Boston Celtics duo Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, Denver Nuggets tandem Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray, and Phoenix Suns trio Devin Booker, Mikal Bridges, and Deandre Ayton made up the league’s best young cores. Only a few years later, all three teams have appeared in t...2023
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"Rockets-Jazz scuffle: Kris Dunn (two games), Jabari Smith Jr. (one game) suspended after their second fight"

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"Rockets' Jabari Smith Jr. has birthday message for Michael Jordan: 'I'm beating you in one-on-one right now'"

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"The Magic were widely expected to choose Jabari Smith in the days leading up to the draft"

• Western Notes: Smith, Thybulle, Kuminga, Nuggets, Suns
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• Houston Texans News: Texans projected to land WR in mock draft
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• Fred VanVleet, Rockets Have Mutual Interest On Multi-Year Deal In Offseason

The Houston Rockets and Fred VanVleet have mutual interest in extending their partnership, sources tell Jake Fischer. VanVleet signed with the Rockets from the Toronto Raptors during the 2023 offseason on a three-year, $130 million deal with a team option for 25-26 worth $44.9 million. The Rockets could decline their option on VanVleet and negotiate a multi-year deal. Houston's payroll will become...2025
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• Amen Thompson doesn’t need a jump shot to be an NBA star for Rockets

Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images Amen Thompson is becoming a star on his own terms for the Rockets. It wasn’t hard to come up with a list of reasons for why Amen Thompson could bust in the NBA when he entered the 2023 draft. Amen and his twin brother Ausar took a novel path to the draft by bypassing college basketball for the upstart Overtime Elite league, where they played ag...2025
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• 5 NBA players who could be the next Dyson Daniels
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• 5 NBA teams beating expectations so far

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images These teams are cooking coming out of the gates. It’s important to be skeptical of small sample sizes early in a new NBA season. The league’s eternal 82-game grind leaves plenty of time to make up ground in the standings, or waste a hot start. At the same time, trends start stabilizing around the 20-game mark of the season, or about a quarter of the way thro...2024
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• 8 NBA teams that need to make a trade (and 1 move they could make)

Photo by Tyler Kaufman/Getty Images We ranked eight NBA teams that need to make a move, and took our best shot at coming up with one trade each of them could pull off. It’s fake trade season in the NBA. It’s not actual trade season for a while. Teams don’t buy or sell when they either theoretically liked their roster going into the season or hated it but need teams to get more desperate b...2024
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• Texas Notes: Eason, Smith, Rockets Shooting, Thompson, Dinwiddie
There was little doubt the Rockets would pick up the 2025/26 contract options of Tari Eason and Jabari Smith Jr. However, both players expressed their appreciation to the Houston Chronicle’s Jonathan Feigen. Eason had leg surgery in March. “I’m very happy about that,” Eason said of the option decision. “I love this group, I love this […]...2024
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• Rockets Exercise 25-26 Options For Tari Eason, Jabari Smith Jr, Amen Thompson, Cam Whitmore
The Houston Rockets have exercised the 2025-26 rookie scale team options for Tari Eason, Jabari Smith Jr, Amen Thompson and Cam Whitmore. These are the fourth-year options for Eason and Smith, and the third-year options for Thompson and Whitmore. All four decisions were considered no-brainers for the Rockets. Smith is a starter, while Eason, Thompson and Whitmore are key contributors off the bench...2024
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• Rockets Exercise Contract Options On Four Players
The Rockets have picked up their 2025/26 options on the fourth seasons of Jabari Smith Jr. and Tari Eason’s contracts, as well as the third seasons of Amen Thompson’s and Cam Whitmore’s contracts, according to the Houston’s Chronicle’s Jonathan Feigen. None of the moves are surprising, considering Smith is a starter and the three others are […]...2024
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• Fred VanVleet, Rockets Have Mutual Interest On Multi-Year Deal In Offseason
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• Amen Thompson doesn’t need a jump shot to be an NBA star for Rockets
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• Rockets' Jabari Smith Jr. fractures hand in practice, will miss 4-6 weeks following surgery
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• Jabari Smith Jr. Out 4-8 Weeks With Fracture In Left Hand
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• Rockets’ Jabari Smith Fractures Hand In Practice
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• 5 NBA players who could be the next Dyson Daniels
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• 5 NBA teams beating expectations so far
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• Predicting one breakout player for each NBA team in 2024: Western Conference Edition

Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images The start of the NBA season is here, so let’s predict one breakout player from each Western Conference team ahead of the 2024-25 campaign. Editor’s Note: This is the Western Conference edition of our series on breakout player candidates for each NBA team in the 2024-25 season. The Eastern Conference edition can be read here. Every year, each team op...2024
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• Every NBA team ranked by its 2025 championship chances to start season

Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images Let’s rank every team in the NBA by their 2025 championship chances to start the season. The start of a new NBA season is the ultimate time for optimism. Every team is undefeated, and each organization’s season-long goals are still within reach. The NBA is fully entrenched in its parity era. The league has had a different champion each of the last six ...2024
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• 6 NBA teams who will be way better than last year

Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images These 6 NBA teams are poised to make a big leap up the standings this season. There’s no time for optimism in the NBA quite like mid-August, a beautiful stretch when every team is undefeated, most teams are healthy, each rookie is poised to be a steal, and every free agent signing is still conceivably a masterstroke. Some teams have more reason ...2024
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• Dunc'd On: Houston Rockets 2024-25 Season Outlook with Jackson Gatlin

Locked on Rockets host Jackson Gatlin dives into perhaps the most fascinating team of 2024-25. How good was this Rockets team last year? Were they "better without Sengun?" Will the opponent 3-point shooting fall back to Earth? What can the Rockets expect from Reed Sheppard this season? With Sengun and Jalen Green extended, can they take steps forward to All-Star level? Why Jabari Smith, Jr. is on...2024
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• Predicting one breakout player for each NBA team in 2024: Western Conference Edition
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• Punch thrown (and missed) in Kris Dunn, Jabari Smith Jr. confrontation before both ejected

It was a moment of tension in an otherwise blowout Rockets win over Jazz....2024
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• LeBron James has somehow faced 10 father-son duos in NBA career

Photo by Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty Images This is the ultimate proof of LeBron’s longevity. LeBron James was on his way to another masterclass performance on Saturday night against the Golden State Warriors when ABC announcer Mike Breen put his historic dominance in a new light. As he faced off against Warriors rookie big man Trayce Jackson-Davis, the son of long-time NBA forward Dale ...2024
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• Every NBA team, ranked by their championship chances in 2023-2024 season

Let’s rank every team in the NBA by their championship chances for the 2023-2024 season. The NBA always feels like it’s at its best when there’s an elite tier of contenders. After two blockbuster trades to close the summer, it finally feels like that’s the case as the league enters the 2023-2024 season. The Bucks have added Damian Lillard to fix a struggling halfcourt offense in the playoffs. The ...2023
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• NBA offseason grades for every team after free agency, trades, and draft
Let’s give out offseason grades for every team in the NBA. The biggest fireworks of the NBA offseason are still to come. Damian Lillard requested a trade from the Portland Trail Blazers only 24 hours into free agency, but there has been no real momentum on his desired deal to the Miami Heat. James Harden has also asked out from the Philadelphia 76ers, but the team is resolved to keep him unless th...2023
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• The 9 best fits in the 2023 NBA Draft, ranked
Photo by Ron Hoskins/NBAE via Getty Images Here are our favorite team and player fits from the 2023 NBA Draft. It’s foolish to judge a selection in the NBA draft exclusively on present day fit. Rosters around the league change far too quickly for that, especially when 19 of the 30 first round picks in the 2023 NBA Draft were teenagers. It’s going to take years before we can properly evalua...2023
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• NBA mock draft 2023: Updated projection with big changes less than 2 weeks from draft
Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images There are some big changes in our latest mock draft. It’s almost jarring how fast the NBA Draft sneaks up on the league calendar even if you’re the type of person who spends the whole year preparing for it (guilty). Once the NBA Finals end, it’s a sprint to the draft with rumors and smoke screens bubbling up in equal measure until the big night finally ar...2023
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• Paul George’s harsh stance on James Harden going to Rockets isn’t wrong
Paul George dismisses James Harden signing with Rockets: ‘They made their decision on who the future is’ The rumors connecting James Harden to the Houston Rockets have been circulating for most of this season. Harden famously took a pay cut last summer to return to the Philadelphia 76ers in hopes of winning a championship, but there were whispers he’d want to return to his old home in Houston as...2023
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• Rockets' Jabari Smith Jr. reminds LeBron James how old he is: 'You played against my dad'

Jabari Smith Sr. faced James in his NBA debut on Oct. 30, 2003 as a member of the Kings...2023
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• Rockets' Jabari Smith Jr. has birthday message for Michael Jordan: 'I'm beating you in one-on-one right now'

The Rockets rookie doesn't think 'His Airness' could hang with him...2023
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• ‘Almost In Tears’: Jabari Smith Jr. Claims OKC Broke Promise to Draft Him
Jabari Smith Sr. has revealed the Oklahoma City Thunder told his son they would select him second overall at the 2022 NBA Draft. Smith Sr. said that when the Thunder selected Chet Holmgren instead, Smith Jr. was deeply affected. “So, they called Chet Holmgren’s name, and he lost it,” Smith Sr. told Andscape. “Leg went […] The post ‘Almost In Tears’: Jabari Smith Jr. Claims OKC Br...2023
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• 2022 NBA Draft grades: Orlando Magic select Paolo Banchero with No. 1 overall pick
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• 2022 NBA Mock Draft: Duke's Paolo Banchero goes No. 1 with Iowa's Keegan Murray a surprising No. 3 pick
David Cobb explains why Murray would be worth taking just after Banchero and Auburn's Jabari Smith...2022
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• NBA Rookie Claims He Could Beat Michael Jordan 1-On-1

It only makes sense that NBA players are confident in their abilities. Some, however, may argue that they can be a little too confident. Take Houston Rockets rookie Jabari Smith for instance. Despite playing for the worst team in the NBA, Smith gave a confident answer when asked if he could defeat Michael Jordan in […] The post NBA Rookie Claims He Could Beat Michael Jordan 1-On-1 appeared f...2023
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• 2022 NBA Draft: AJ Griffin, Jabari Smith latest prospects with advantage of being a son of a former pro player
Having parents who were athletes can be a factor as players are evaluated by scouts...2022
• The top-75 NBA free agents in 2023, ranked
Let’s rank the top free agents in the NBA. Young NBA superstars don’t hit free agency like they used to, but championships can still be won or lost with signings in the offseason. This summer’s free agent crop is headlined by several big-name veterans expected to hit the open market, and includes plenty intriguing talents available at a variety of price points. When we did this list a year ago, J...2023
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• Rockets' Smith out 4-8 weeks with fractured hand
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• Waiver-wire pickups: Looking at Trey Murphy III and Jabari Smith Jr.

The fantasy basketball waiver wire always has players who can help fill holes on your roster. Here are the ones to add before it's too late....2023
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• Houston Texans News: New Texans OC Caley defines his offense as “player-centric”
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• Amen Thompson doesn’t need a jump shot to be an NBA star for Rockets
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• Dunc'd On: Jimmy Butler Suspended; 9 in 73 on the Western Conference
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• Rockets' Jabari Smith Jr. fractures hand in practice, will miss 4-6 weeks following surgery
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• Rockets’ Jabari Smith Jr. Out 4-8 Weeks With Fractured Hand
Houston Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. is set to miss four to eight weeks after fracturing his left hand during shootaround Friday, according to coach Ime Udoka. Houston Rockets coach Ime Udoka said Amen Thompson will take over for Jabari Smith Jr. in the starting lineup Udoka said Smith got hit on the hand during […] The post Rockets’ Jabari Smith Jr. Out 4-8 Weeks With Fractured Ha...2025
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• Rockets’ Jabari Smith Fractures Hand In Practice
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• 5 NBA players who could be the next Dyson Daniels
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• Kevin Durant’s longtime trainer will coach these 5 WNBA stars this winter

Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images Adam Harrington, a former NBA player and longtime Brooklyn Nets assistant, is one of six head coaches headed to Miami for Unrivaled in January. Over a decade ago, basketball trainer Adam Harrington began a long relationship with Kevin Durant. Durant was in the midst of an MVP season on the Oklahoma City Thunder — and Harrington was one of...2024
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• 5 NBA teams beating expectations so far
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• 8 NBA teams that need to make a trade (and 1 move they could make)
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• Amen Thompson doesn’t need a jump shot to be an NBA star for Rockets
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• 5 NBA players who could be the next Dyson Daniels
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• Rockets break NBA's longest losing streak against single team

When Jabari Smith, Jr. blocked Brandin Podziemski at the buzzer Wednesday night, he didn't just get the Houston Rockets a berth in the NBA Cup semifinals....2024
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• Texans News: Teammates react to Nico Collins extension

Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images Your one-stop shop for Houston Texans, local sports, and news from around the league for Wednesday, June 7, 2024. Houston Texans News C.J. Stroud, Tank Dell Give Strong Reaction to Texans’ Nico Collins Extension (Sports Illustrated) After a turnaround season, DeMeco Ryans has the Texans on the rise (New York Times) Texans QB C.J. Stroud named winner of PWFA’...2024
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• Texans News: Wide receivers rank among NFL’s best

Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports Your one-stop shop for Houston Texans, local sports, and news from around the league for Tuesday, May 28, 2024. Houston Texans News Houston Texans Should Continue Shopping for Free Agents (Houston Press) Houston Texans’ Wide Receiver Trio Ranks Best in NFL (Sports Illustrated) Ex Ohio State Buckeyes QB C.J. Stroud ‘Gets It’ (Sports Illustrated) Bears could s...2024
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• Every NBA team, ranked by their championship chances in 2023-2024 season
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• 7 NBA sophomores way too good for Summer League
Lucas Peltier-USA TODAY Sports These seven players were way too good for Summer League. Be careful not to overreact too much to what you see at NBA Summer League. The performances at the NBA’s annual introduction to rookies and large-scale audition for young players trying to break into the league doesn’t exactly translate cleanly to the games that count, but history has taught us a few th...2023
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• 6 NBA teams who got better in free agent frenzy this summer
Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images Here are six teams that should be better next season after making strong signings in free agency. The biggest trade of the NBA offseason is still on the horizon, but the free agency has mostly settled. As the league waits on the Damian Lillard trade to finally go through — and maybe a James Harden trade, too — rosters around the NBA have been reshuffled...2023
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• WATCH: Jabari Smith hits crazy buzzer-beater to win Summer League opener
He scored 29 points in the second half to lead the Rockets to victory....2023
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• NBA Draft team grades 2023: 8 clubs earn an ‘A’ for total draft night hauls
Photo by Cameron Browne/NBAE via Getty Images Let’s grade every team’s haul in the 2023 NBA Draft. The immediate aftermath of the NBA Draft can be difficult to wrap your head around. Following the draft is a slow burn that builds up over 12 months until the day finally arrives. Suddenly, trades rearrange the order and players get sent to new teams all over the course of one night. The 202...2023
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