SHOCKING: 9 - What They Never Told You

Where Rockets’ roster stands after wild start to 2023 free agency

With numerous players on the way out and several new signings on the way in, here’s a roundup of where the #Rockets currently stand after a wild start to the NBA’s 2023 free agency window.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jul 2, 2023

NBA Twitter reacts as Rockets, Fred VanVleet reach 3-year, $130-million deal

The #Rockets have their veteran leader and floor general after signing Fred VanVleet to a three-year, $130-million deal. Here’s a look at early reaction and key takeaways.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jul 1, 2023

Projected starting lineup for Rockets with Fred VanVleet and Dillon Brooks after free agency

Fred VanVleet is the first undrafted free agent to earn a contract worth more than $100 million.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jul 1, 2023

Rockets rookie Amen Thompson finds strength, role model in older brother Troy Thompson Jr.

“He is the blueprint and role model, for me,” Amen Thompson says of his older brother. “Growing up in Oakland, my family tried to keep me away from certain things, and he was a big part of that.”

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 27, 2023

Cam Whitmore reacts to joining Rockets: ‘I wanted to be in Houston’

“I told them (before the draft), I wanted to be in Houston,” #Rockets rookie Cam Whitmore tells @SportsVanessa. “The fit, the people, I fell in love. I was just so comfortable.”

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 27, 2023

Rafael Stone on Rockets rookie Amen Thompson: ‘When you see something special, you know it’

“When you see something special, you know it’s special,” #Rockets general manager Rafael Stone says of Amen Thompson. “What Amen can do, to me, jumps out.”

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 26, 2023

Even as rookie, Amen Thompson ready to make immediate contributions to Rockets

“Leadership, defense, intangibles, being a good locker-room guy... I can bring that to the team immediately,” #Rockets rookie Amen Thompson says of his mindset entering the season.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 26, 2023

Ime Udoka reacts to Rockets drafting Cam Whitmore, Amen Thompson

“They bring a ton of things to the table,” Ime Udoka says of Houston’s rookies. “I stress a defensive mentality, which they already have. Use their athleticism to their advantage.”

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 26, 2023

Amen Thompson’s Rockets, Victor Wembanyama’s Spurs to meet twice in NBA’s 2023 preseason

Top rookies Victor Wembanyama and Amen Thompson won’t meet in summer league, but they will face off in two October exhibitions between the #Rockets and Spurs.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 26, 2023

Amen Thompson to wear No. 1 jersey, Cam Whitmore No. 7 for Rockets

With Jabari Smith Jr. switching to the No. 10 jersey, newly drafted #Rockets rookie Amen Thompson will take the vacated No. 1 uniform. Cam Whitmore will be No. 7.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 26, 2023