en-us SportSpyder - The Latest Houston Rockets News SportSpyder - The Latest Houston Rockets News https://sportspyder.com/nba/houston-rockets/news [On SI] - Two Prospects the Rockets Should Hope Fall in the 2026 NBA Draft Houston should pray that these two prospects fall to its two second-round picks in the draft. Mon, 22 Jun 2026 21:58:25 GMT Jed Katz https://sportspyder.com/nba/houston-rockets/articles/57030034 https://sportspyder.com/nba/houston-rockets/articles/57030034 false false [On SI] - Royal Ivey to Return to Rockets Following Mavericks Coaching Hire The Houston Rockets entered the offseason with ambitions of retaining their coaching staff. Rockets coach Ime Udoka took the podium following Houston's early fi Mon, 22 Jun 2026 21:58:21 GMT Anthony Duckett https://sportspyder.com/nba/houston-rockets/articles/57030033 https://sportspyder.com/nba/houston-rockets/articles/57030033 false false [NBA] - Hakeem Olajuwon and the Rockets secure there first NBA championship On June 22, 1994, Hakeem Olajuwon and the Rockets secure the franchise’s first NBA championship with their game 7 win! Mon, 22 Jun 2026 21:55:32 GMT NBA https://sportspyder.com/nba/houston-rockets/articles/57030010 https://sportspyder.com/nba/houston-rockets/articles/57030010 false false [On SI] - Are The Rockets Asking Too Much Of Their Players? The Houston Rockets have built a team that has several players who contribute in multiple areas of the court. Whether they are defensive specialists with offens Mon, 22 Jun 2026 21:26:20 GMT Trenton Whiting https://sportspyder.com/nba/houston-rockets/articles/57029662 https://sportspyder.com/nba/houston-rockets/articles/57029662 false false [USA Today: Rockets Wire] - NBA mock draft links Rockets to American Conference Player of the Year Izaiyah Nelson's incredible athleticism could make him a second-round steal in the 2026 NBA Draft. Mon, 22 Jun 2026 21:00:00 GMT Mack Baltes https://sportspyder.com/nba/houston-rockets/articles/57029381 https://sportspyder.com/nba/houston-rockets/articles/57029381 false false [Yahoo Sports] - Giannis Antetokounmpo, NBA draft buzz and the latest chatter around the league Are the Rockets open for business? Which teams are looking to move up in the draft? Here's what we're hearing. Mon, 22 Jun 2026 20:25:29 GMT Kelly Iko https://sportspyder.com/nba/houston-rockets/articles/57029036 https://sportspyder.com/nba/houston-rockets/articles/57029036 false false [On SI] - Players the Rockets Should Keep an Eye on in the Second Round The Houston Rockets were a very active team in the NBA draft from 2021 to 2024. After the second-best player in franchise history, James Harden, was shipped out Mon, 22 Jun 2026 20:22:26 GMT Lachard Binkley https://sportspyder.com/nba/houston-rockets/articles/57028999 https://sportspyder.com/nba/houston-rockets/articles/57028999 false false [On SI] - Rockets' Special 2017-18 Team Was Recently Remembered Again for Special Reason The Houston Rockets are still searching for that first NBA Finals appearance since the 1995 back-to-back championship season. It's been a long time, and the Roc Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:19:10 GMT Maanav Gupta https://sportspyder.com/nba/houston-rockets/articles/57027489 https://sportspyder.com/nba/houston-rockets/articles/57027489 false false [On SI] - Looking Back on Suns Trading Kevin Durant, 1 Year Later Things look a lot different just one year after the Suns traded Kevin Durant. Mon, 22 Jun 2026 17:59:09 GMT Brendan Mau https://sportspyder.com/nba/houston-rockets/articles/57027239 https://sportspyder.com/nba/houston-rockets/articles/57027239 false false [Sporting News] - Kevin Durant makes stunning statement about Warriors’ reputation before his arrival Kevin Durant revealed that he viewed the Warriors franchise as an underdog organization before joining the team despite its historic success. Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:06:50 GMT Sami Haider https://sportspyder.com/nba/houston-rockets/articles/57025742 https://sportspyder.com/nba/houston-rockets/articles/57025742 false false [Locked On Rockets] - Emanuel Sharp Rockets NBA Draft Profile: GRITTY 3-And-D Wing Could Be The NEXT Dillon Brooks Emanuel Sharp Rockets NBA Draft Profile: GRITTY 3-And-D Wing Could Be The NEXT Dillon BrooksHouston Rockets eye Emmanuel Sharp as a gritty 3-and-D weapon in ... Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:00:20 GMT Locked On Rockets https://sportspyder.com/nba/houston-rockets/articles/57025668 https://sportspyder.com/nba/houston-rockets/articles/57025668 false false [USA Today: Rockets Wire] - Royal Ivey stays with Rockets as Mavs hire Michigan’s Dusty May as coach The Dallas Mavericks are hiring Michigan’s Dusty May as coach, with would presumably indicate that Royal Ivey is sticking around with the Rockets. Mon, 22 Jun 2026 14:44:33 GMT Ben DuBose https://sportspyder.com/nba/houston-rockets/articles/57024726 https://sportspyder.com/nba/houston-rockets/articles/57024726 false false [SB Nation: The Dream Shake] - Can Jabari Smith Jr. build on a career season? Imagine a world where we all had collective amnesia, specifically about the NBA Draft. Weird world, right? How did that happen? It doesn’t matter. Life is the same as before, only nobody knows where any NBA player got drafted. Please note that this is not a pitch for a Sci-Fi movie. Consider Jabari Smith Jr. […] Mon, 22 Jun 2026 14:31:34 GMT James Piercey https://sportspyder.com/nba/houston-rockets/articles/57024603 https://sportspyder.com/nba/houston-rockets/articles/57024603 false false [On SI] - The Five Greatest Houston Rockets Draft Picks Since 2000 The Houston Rockets' NBA Draft brilliance doesn't stop at the turn of the century. 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