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Latest News
Team-specific updates for the Houston Rockets.
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Fred VanVleet Says He Expects to Play in Rockets’ Preseason After ACL Recovery
Nine or 10 months into rehab from a torn right ACL and meniscus, Fred VanVleet told Andscape he would be “very disappointed” if he isn’t playing in Houston’s October preseason games.
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Amen Thompson Can Sign a Rookie-Scale Extension Worth Up to $251.2 Million Before October 19
Houston’s fourth-year guard became extension-eligible when the moratorium lifted July 6, and the ceiling is a projected five-year, $251.2 million maximum. The window closes October 19.
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Bruce Thornton, Tristen Newton Lead Rockets Past Nets 100-83 Into Summer League Semifinals
Bruce Thornton scored 23 and Tristen Newton added 20 as the Rockets beat the Nets 100-83 to clinch the No. 3 seed and a Summer League semifinal date with the Grizzlies on Saturday.
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Bruce Thornton Scores 18 in Rockets’ 90-64 Summer League Win Over 76ers
Thornton hit 18 points with four assists and two steals as Houston led wire to wire and held Philadelphia to 30.8 percent shooting — his third strong Vegas outing in a row.
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Rockets Second-Round Pick Bruce Thornton Opens Summer League With 27- and 17-Point Games
Houston rookie Bruce Thornton followed a record 27-point Summer League debut with a 17-point, six-assist, five-steal night, flashing the scoring and playmaking of a potential rotation guard.
Around the NBA
League-wide NBA coverage from the newsroom.
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Duren’s $9.6M QO seen as fallback if long-term deal stalls
The Pistons center has leverage in extension talks, but accepting the qualifying offer would leave money on the table.
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Kobe Stewart Signs Exhibit 10 Deal With Hornets
The undrafted wing from Presbyterian College moves from the G League to an NBA roster spot.
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Anthony Davis extension talks delayed until regular season
The Wizards forward became eligible for a new deal but the two sides won't negotiate until play begins.
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Nuggets sign Lonnie Walker IV to one-year deal
Denver adds a 6'4" wing on a minimum-salary contract during the offseason.
Team Snapshot
Standings
Western Conference
52-30
#6 in Western Conference
Upcoming Schedule
No upcoming games returned right now.
Rafters Player Value Leaders
- 1 Kevin Durant F · #7 · Holding 70 Needs 2 days
- 2 Alperen Sengun C · #28 · Holding 65 Needs 2 days
- 3 Amen Thompson G · #1 · Holding 63 Needs 2 days
- 4 Jabari Smith Jr. F · #10 · Holding 60 Needs 2 days
- 5 Reed Sheppard G · #15 · Holding 59 Needs 2 days
No upcoming game is currently attached to this team page, so these values lean on season context and roster evidence until the next scheduled matchup appears.
No verified team movers today. Risers and fallers appear once this roster has a prior day of scores to compare against.
Roster
Center
- Steven Adams — C, #12
- Clint Capela — C, #30
- Alperen Sengun — C, #28
Guard
- Quadir Copeland — G
- JD Davison — G, #4
- Tristen Newton — G, #13
- Reed Sheppard — G, #15
- Amen Thompson — G, #1
- Bruce Thornton — G
- Fred VanVleet — G, #5
Forward
- Isaiah Crawford — F, #27
- Kevin Durant — F, #7
- Tari Eason — F, #17
- Jabari Smith Jr. — F, #10
- Jae'Sean Tate — F, #8