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)