The losses the Rockets accumulated at the end of January and start of February pushed them down in the Western Conference standings from No. 2 to 5. Bleacher Report writer Greg Swartz believes that the Rockets' collapse could continue beyond the All-Star Break and that Houston could end up making the Play-In Tournament.

At the time of writing, the Suns, who entered the season with title aspirations, sit at just ninth in the Western Conference with a record of 26-25. The season has not gone as planned. If the draft were held today, the Suns would likely be conveying the 14th pick to Houston.

We want to continue to grow as a group, watch our young guys develop, play in big situations, and see what we have.”

The Houston Rockets were a little busy during the trade deadline, making separate deals with the Boston Celtics and Atlanta Hawks for end-of-roster players. Ble

The Rockets' quiet trade deadline signaled that Houston's front office is all in on the current team, which entered Thursday ranked third in the West.

The Houston Rockets only made minor deals at the 2025 NBA trade deadline. But the results of some other teams' deadline activity make Houston's future look much brighter.

Suffice it to say, the Rockets bowed out of making the star trade most thought they would. Despite its plethora of young talent, which remains one of the largest cores in the leag

The Atlanta Hawks have completed a trade with the Houston Rockets, re-acquiring the draft rights to Alpha Kaba in exchange for Cody Zeller and a 2028 second-round draft pick, it was announced today. Kaba was originally selected by the Hawks with the 60th overall pick of the 2017 NBA Draft.