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• Rockets Notes: Offseason, Young Players, Growth, More
Rockets general manager Rafael Stone and head coach Ime Udoka addressed the media on Monday, a few days after the team was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs for the second straight season. Stone referred to the 2025/26 campaign as “frustrating and disappointing,” per Varun Shankar of The Houston Chronicle (subscription required). “As […]...2026
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• Southwest Notes: Durant, Rockets, Fox, Pelicans
Rockets star Kevin Durant is hoping to be ready for Game 4, but his status remains in doubt less than 24 hours before tipoff, Varun Shankar of The Houston Chronicle writes in a subscriber-only story. Durant sat out Friday’s Game 3 loss with a sprained left ankle, and coach Ime Udoka told reporters on Saturday […]...2026
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• Rockets GM: Very happy with team, not expecting major changes

The Rockets made their big swing last summer, landing Kevin Durant. So far, they like how it’s gone. General manager Rafael Stone told Varun Shankar of the Houston Chronicle that the team is “very happy” with Durant, while also pointing to steady growth from the younger pieces across the roster. Stone added he would’ve liked […] The post Rockets GM: Very happy with team, not expecting major ...2026
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• Rockets Notes: Durant, Finney-Smith, VanVleet, Adams, Smith
In a lengthy interview with Varun Shankar of the Houston Chronicle (subscription required), general manager Rafael Stone stated that the Rockets are “very happy” with what they’ve gotten from Kevin Durant since trading for him last summer and expressed satisfaction with the steps forward the team’s younger players have taken over the course of the 2025/26 […]...2026
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• Rockets Promoting JD Davison To Standard Roster

The Rockets have agreed to a two-year contract with guard JD Davison and will promote him to their standard 15-man roster, agent Corey Marcum tells ESPN’s Shams Charania (Twitter link). The second year of Davison’s deal will be a team option, add Varun Shankar of The Washington Post (Twitter link). Davison, who previously spent three […]...2026
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• 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, it’s looking increasingly unlikely the veteran guard returns for the playoff push. VanVleet has been out since September with a torn ACL and had recently expressed some optimism about […] The post West Notes: Rockets, Fred VanVleet, Mavericks, ...2026
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• Wizards taking their time with rising big man Alex Sarr

Wizards coach Brian Keefe said second-year big man Alex Sarr has not yet returned to on-court work as he continues to recover from an adductor injury. Sarr has missed the past six games. According to Varun Shankar of The Washington Post, Keefe said the injury was initially viewed as minor, but noted that soft-tissue issues […] The post Wizards taking their time with rising big man Alex Sarr ...2025
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• Wizards Notes: Sarr, Carrington, Whitmore, Zone
Wizards head coach Brian Keefe provided an update on Alex Sarr‘s recovery from the adductor injury that has kept him sidelined for the last six games. According to Varun Shankar of Post Sports, Keefe said that Sarr has not progressed to doing on-court work during practice (Twitter link). Shankar also notes (via Twitter) that while Keefe […]...2025
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• Bilal Coulibaly Likely To Miss Multiple Weeks With Oblique Strain
Bilal Coulibaly is likely to miss multiple weeks with an oblique strain, according to The Athletic’s Josh Robbins. Robbins notes that the Wizards have yet to set a timeline for the injury, but Varun Shankar of Post Sports notes (via Twitter) that while timelines can vary for oblique strains, an absence of multiple weeks should be […]...2025
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• Southeast Notes: Brogdon, Bogdanovic, Bufkin, Micic
Malcolm Brogdon made his season debut on Sunday against Detroit but was limited to one point in 22 minutes, Varun Shankar of the Washington Post notes. He underwent surgery to repair a torn ligament in his right thumb in early October. Brogdon was the first player off the bench for the Wizards. The Wizards acquired […]...2024
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"Coach Ime Udoka added some life to the Rockets‘ offense on Friday by inserting second-year guard Reed Sheppard into the starting lineup, Varun Shankar of The Houston Chronicle writes in a subscriber-only story."

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"After a forgettable first season with the Wizards, Jordan Poole is off to a much better start year two, writes Varun Shankar of The Washington Post."

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• Wizards Rookie Tre Johnson Out Multiple Weeks Due To Hip Injury
Wizards guard Tre Johnson, the sixth pick in the June draft, will miss multiple weeks due to a strained left hip flexor, Varun Shankar of the Washington Post reports. Head coach Brian Keefe made the announcement after practice on Monday but didn’t reveal a specific timetable beyond saying that Johnson will be reevaluated in two […]...2025
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• Wizards Notes; Whitmore, Gill, Centers, Outlaw
The Wizards‘ acquisition of Cam Whitmore from the Rockets will be folded into a four-player trade with the Pelicans that was reported last month, a source tells Varun Shankar of The Washington Post (subscriber link). That deal sends Jordan Poole, Saddiq Bey and the 40th pick in this year’s draft (Micah Peavy) to New Orleans […]...2025
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• Southeast Notes: Wizards, Heat, Jovic, Harris
The Wizards fell to No. 6 on lottery night after finishing the season with the second-worst record in the league, taking them out of the Cooper Flagg conversation and forcing them to confront a draft picture that’s far less certain to deliver a star. One option, according to Varun Shankar of the Washington Post is […]...2025
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• Wizards Notes: Sarr, Middleton, Bey, Johnson
Wizards center Alex Sarr frequently displays the defensive potential that made him the No. 2 pick in last year’s draft, but he still has room to grow, writes Varun Shankar of The Washington Post. Sarr is tied for sixth in the league with 1.5 blocked shots per game, although some of his underlying numbers put […]...2025
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• Southeast Notes: Wizards, Sarr, Daniels, Magic
The Wizards looked like a team in contention for the top pick in the draft for most of Saturday’s game at New York before a late rally made things close, writes Varun Shankar of The Washington Post. Washington trimmed a 33-point deficit down to four points early in the fourth quarter, but the Knicks were […]...2025
• Wizards Notes: Smart, Middleton, Sarr, Vukcevic, Brogdon, Coulibaly
Trade-deadline acquisitions Marcus Smart and Khris Middleton have had a positive impact on the Wizards so far. As Varun Shankar of The Washington Post writes, the two veterans have been active for the same seven games since debuting on February 21 and the team has gone 4-3 in those contests. Washington was 9-45 before the […]...2025
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• Wizards Notes: Champagnie, Kuzma, Carrington, Sarr
The fighting spirit that makes 6’6″ Justin Champagnie one of NBA’s best offensive rebounders has also helped him survive a difficult journey to earn a secure spot in the league, writes Varun Shankar of The Washington Post. Champagnie is still on a two-way contract he signed in March after joining the Wizards on a 10-day […]...2025
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• Southeast Notes: Wizards, Sarr, Daniels, Magic
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• Wizards’ Kuzma Vows To Be More Aggressive, Less Inclined To ‘Fit In’

Wizards forward Kyle Kuzma had his best game of 2024/25 on Saturday in Phoenix, registering season highs in points (30) and rebounds (11) as Washington outscored the Suns by four points during his 34 minutes of action. After the game, he told reporters, including Josh Robbins of The Athletic and Varun Shankar of The Washington […]...2025
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• Southeast Notes: Butler, Kispert, Banchero, Hornets
Wizards two-way guard Jared Butler is stepping up in recent games and he’s impressed each time he’s gotten a chance at extended minutes this season, The Washington Post’s Varun Shankar observes. Over the past three games, Butler is averaging 19.0 points, 2.7 rebounds and 5.7 assists while finishing with a positive plus/minus in three Washington […]...2025
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• Wizards Notes: Poole, Wembanyama, Stock Watch, Rookies
After a forgettable first season with the Wizards, Jordan Poole is off to a much better start year two, writes Varun Shankar of The Washington Post. Despite losing Wednesday’s game in San Antonio, Poole was terrific, recording 42 points on 15-of-22 shooting, six assists, two rebounds and two steals. As Shankar notes, Poole opened last […]...2024
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• Wizards’ Kuzma Vows To Be More Aggressive, Less Inclined To ‘Fit In’
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• Kyle Kuzma Says Wizards Haven’t Approached Him About A Trade
A year ago, the Wizards gave Kyle Kuzma the option to approve a trade, and he elected not to join a Mavericks team that wound up in the NBA Finals. Kuzma hasn’t decided what he’ll do if he’s in the same situation this year, but he told Varun Shankar of The Washington Post that the front […]...2025
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• Wizards Notes: Poole, Wembanyama, Stock Watch, Rookies
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• Southeast Notes: Wizards, Heat, Jovic, Harris
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• Wizards Notes: Sarr, Middleton, Bey, Johnson
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• Southeast Notes: Wizards, Sarr, Daniels, Magic
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• Wizards Notes: Smart, Middleton, Sarr, Vukcevic, Brogdon, Coulibaly
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• Eastern Notes: Middleton, Wizards, Cavs, Walker, Johnson, Buzelis
The Wizards don’t have a second deal lined up for Khris Middleton, according to Chris Mannix of SI.com (Twitter link), who says Washington’s plan for the time being will be to hang onto the veteran forward after acquiring him from Milwaukee. As Mannix and Varun Shankar of The Washington Post outline, the Wizards were willing […]...2025
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• Rockets Notes: Offseason, Young Players, Growth, More
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• West Notes: Rockets, Fred VanVleet, Mavericks, Ryan Nembhard, Spurs
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• Southwest Notes: VanVleet, Williams, McLaughlin, Nembhard
It seems increasingly unlikely that Fred VanVleet will be able to rejoin the Rockets for their playoff push, Varun Shankar writes for the Houston Chronicle. The veteran point guard, who has been out since September with a torn ACL, expressed hope earlier this month that he’d be able to return this season, but head coach […]...2026
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• Rockets Notes: Sheppard, Eason, Durant, Sengun
Coach Ime Udoka added some life to the Rockets‘ offense on Friday by inserting second-year guard Reed Sheppard into the starting lineup, Varun Shankar of The Houston Chronicle writes in a subscriber-only story. It was Sheppard’s 11th start of the season, but his first when Jabari Smith Jr. and Tari Eason were both healthy. The […]...2026
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