This is a better squad on paper than last year’s team. Vegas odds have the Rockets’ over-under at 52.5, and I feel like you have to take the over. They have a top coach (best win percentage in franchise history), a great GM, and they’re armed with the knowledge that the time is now for these Rockets. Tyson Chandler is now aboard, so is Ben McLemore and Thabo Sefoloasha. Austin Rivers will be with the team for the full season, so will Danuel House. And not only do they have premiere talent again at the top of their roster, they’re also a much deeper team than they were last year. and Utah, there’s an open window here for the Rockets. So despite added competition in places like L.A. The Warriors will be good, but it’s not the same team. But the league is also without the same Golden State juggernaut they’ve had the last several seasons. Now, there’s plenty of competition out there Many teams have improved dramatically. That this is one of the best, if not the best team in the league. ![]() ![]() What we’ll be saying about the Rockets at the end of the season… But can Westbrook take a necessary half-step back and be option 1B instead of the certifiable team alpha? That’s the key. Now he runs the show, and he’s proven he can be successful with another ball-dominant guard when he played next to Chris Paul. When they played for the Oklahoma City Thunder, Harden came off the bench. But that was years ago, before Harden became the fully actualized supernova that he is today. There’s plenty of “there’s only one-ball” haters out there, but these two players are close friends and former teammates who had success playing alongside one another before. James Harden and Russell Westbrook just can’t seem to rekindle their on-court chemistry. The second option is Ben McLemore, who’s been somewhat of a disappointment in his NBA career, but has looked great in training camp and in the preseason and has a real chance to turn his career around as a microwave man off the bench for a title contender. Now that he’s with the team full-time, House has a chance to improve on the 9.4 points per game he averaged last year and possibly even become a full-time starter. House played in 38 games last season for the Rockets and spent some time in the G-League during a contract dispute, but his 41-percent shooting from deep and 6’7” frame made him an asset for a team that lacked size on the wing. The first is Danuel House, who Houston signed to a three-year, $11.5 million deal in the offseason. There are two options right now for breakout player on the Rockets.
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