The Houston Rockets are back, ladies and gentlemen! Not just back playing again (that, too), but back in contending status heading into the season.
Sure, the Rockets finished second in the Western Conference
last season, which measures up as a viable contender (especially in the West) but that wasn’t expected. The Rockets caught everyone by surprise.
This season, however, the Rockets head into the season as a perceived top-four team in their respective conference. The addition of Kevin Durant alone will do that.
In addition to the development of Alperen Sengun into an All-Star and one of the league’s best big men unequivocally (not to mention his play this summer in EuroBasket). Let’s not forget the rise of Amen Thompson into one of the league’s best two-way players (even without an outside shot, at least up until now).
Add it all up and it’s an exciting time to be a Rockets fan. Especially if you clawed through the tanking, rebuilding years.
This is the first time since 2017-18 that Houston was viewed as a powerhouse before playing any regular season games.
But how confident are you about this team? Where do you think the Rockets will finish the season?
Make your vote, tell us in the comments, and we’ll be back with results in a few days!
