Source: Clutch Point
What is the buzz on Twitter?
By February, the Rockets will have more than $40 million in tradeable wages, which does not include Fred Vanvleet, Kevin Durant or any younger paycheck.
Incredible work by Rafael Stone. – 2:23 pm
Official: #Rockets The seven teams trade was announced to acquire Kevin Durant and Clint Capela of Atlanta, Brooklyn, Golden State, Los Angeles Lakers, Minnesota and Phoenix. The details below are plus reviews from GM Rafael Stone and HC IME Udoka, Durant & Durant & Out Jalen Green & Dillon Brooks. pic.x.com/dtjkbjrk8b – 3:51 pm
So the Rockets have basically locked on the young core they want to keep (for now):
Alperen Sengun
Amen Thompson
Jabari Smith
Reed Sheppard
Tari Essen – 4:26 pm
More information about the storyline
Adam Wexler: The summer leagues on the #Rockets Mini-camp roster include Reed Sheppard, Nate Williams and Nate Williams & N’faly Dante, and @uhcougarmbk mylik Wilson. Rockets assistant coach Garrett Jackson is @nbasummerleague -via’s HC Twitter @adamjwexler / July 7, 2025
During weeks of discussions with Phoenix, Rockets general manager Rafael Stone led the talks, and Houston firmly refused to include young players such as Reed Sheppard, Jabari Smith and Tari Eason. The Rockets also refused to give up the Suns’ first round picks for 2027 and 2029, no matter how motivated the Suns are to collect those precious draft picks (they sent them to Brooklyn in February 2023 in the Durant trade in February 2023, while the Rockets landed them in New York City in a deal with the network in June 2024). – New York Times/June 22, 2025
Sources say the Suns talk focuses on the Rockets and the Cases in recent days, but neither team wants to be with the cornerstones of youth, such as Jabari Smith Jr. and Reed Sheppard (Houston) and Kel’el Ware (Miami) (Miami). -VIA ESPN / June 22, 2025
