Hardwood Knocks, Episode 497: 2021-22 Houston Rockets Lookahead
Dan is joined by Salman Ali (@SalmanAliNBA) from the Red Nation Hoops podcast to talk about all things Houston Rockets heading into the 2021-22 NBA season. From John Wall and Ben Simmons trades, to Christian Wood and Jalen Green, to Jae’Sean Tate and Usman Garuba, we cover it all. TIMESTAMPS⬇️
🔘 Overall impressions of the Rockets offseason (3:57)
🔘 How will the John Wall situation end? (5:12)
🔘 Other trade candidates on the Rockets (16:01)
🔘 Can the Rockets get involved in the Ben Simmons sweepstakes? (22:41)
🔘 Christian Wood’s value to Houston (24:59)
🔘 Can Kevin Porter Jr. be a full-time floor general? (30:34)
🔘 Jalen Green’s role (34:18)
🔘 How will the Rockets use Alperen Sengun? (38:00)
🔘 Rookie-year expectations for Josh Christopher, Usman Garuba (44:06)
🔘 Jae’Sean Tate’s ceiling (47:14)
🔘 Is Kenyon Martin Jr. a long-term keeper? (52:18)
🔘 Where will the Rockets defense and offense rank? (54:26)
🔘 Best crunch-time lineup (1:00:04)
🔘 Quirky lineups we want to see (1:01:51)
🔘 Win-total prediction (1:04:59)
🔘 Final thoughts (1:11:54)
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