Adam Spolane: Rockets center Alperen Sengun finished third in Most Improved Player voting and received six first place votes ..read more

Michael Scotto: Looking ahead to the offseason, Detroit could have up to $60 million in cap space if they decline Evan Fournier’s team option and let go of Troy Brown. Everyone is looking for them to do what the Houston Rockets did a summer ago and spend all their cap space available. From what I’ve heard, plan A is not to go the Houston route and spend all the cap space money they have in free agency. There’s a possibility Detroit will look to sign a free agent like Tobias Harris or Miles Bridges, two guys that will certainly be on their radar heading into the offseason, and then use the rem ..read more

Michael Scotto: Looking ahead to the offseason, Detroit could have up to $60 million in cap space if they decline Evan Fournier’s team option and let go of Troy Brown. Everyone is looking for them to do what the Houston Rockets did a summer ago and spend all their cap space available. From what I’ve heard, plan A is not to go the Houston route and spend all the cap space money they have in free agency. There’s a possibility Detroit will look to sign a free agent like Tobias Harris or Miles Bridges, two guys that will certainly be on their radar heading into the offseason, and then use the rema ..read more

Adam Wexler: Clippers fined $25K for violating league injury reporting rules after they failed to accurately disclose availability status of Paul George, Norman Powell & Russell Westbrook vs #Rockets on 4/14. None played & none were listed on the team’s IR as being out due to injury or rest ..read more

Aco Petrovic will be the head coach of the Brazilian national team in the 2024 Olympic Qualifiers, the country’s Basketball Federation announced. Tiago Splitter, a EuroLeague great as a player and currently assistant coach at the Houston Rockets, will join his staff ..read more

Rockets assistant coach Royal Ivey will interview for the vacant head-coaching position with the Charlotte Hornets, two individuals with knowledge of the process said. Ivey, a former University of Texas player and 10-year NBA veteran, was a Brooklyn Nets assistant for three seasons before joining coach Ime Udoka with the Rockets. Ivey, 42, was also an assistant with the Oklahoma City Thunder and New York Knicks after beginning his coaching career as the head coach of the Oklahoma City Blue in the G League ..read more

Adam Spolane: Rafael Stone said they will discuss extensions with Alperen Sengun and Jalen Green, but because of restricted free agency he doesn’t feel like he has to get anything done. He also said the Rockets will have the ability to extend all 6 of their recent 1st round picks down the road ..read more

Adam Spolane: Why do the Rockets think Jalen Green and Alperen Sengun can be successful together? “One’s a guard and one’s a center,” Rafael Stone said ..read more

Adrian Wojnarowski: ESPN Sources: Houston Rockets GM Rafael Stone and assistant GM Eli Witus signed multi-year contract extensions earlier this season. The combination of drafting and developing franchise’s young talent, free agents acquisitions, Coach Ime Udoka’s impact and ultimately the league’s largest jump from 22 to 41 victories were significant factors in ownership’s reasoning on extending the front office ..read more

Boban Marjanovic of the Houston Rockets won over the hearts and stomachs of Los Angeles Clippers fans Sunday after intentionally missing free throws to trigger a free food promotion. As part of a partnership with fast food chain Chick-fil-A, Los Angeles Clippers fans can receive a free chicken sandwich if any visiting team misses two consecutive free throws in the 4th quarter of a home game ..read more