Залуу тоглогчдын хөгжил болон туршлагатай тоглогчдын эргэн ирэлт нь Хьюстон Рокетс багийн ирэх улирлын амжилтыг тодорхойлох гол хүчин зүйл болохоор байна.
Хьюстон Рокетс өнгөрсөн улиралд 52-30 гэсэн амжилтаар Өрнөд бүсэд тавдугаар байрт шалгарч, плэй-оффийн эхний шатанд Лос Анжелес Лэйкерст 4-2 харьцаатай ялагдсан билээ. Шинэ улирлын өмнөх хүчний чансаанд тус баг 12-т эрэмбэлэгдээд байгаа бөгөөд 48.5 хожлын таамагтай байна.
Багийн бүрэлдэхүүнд өөрчлөлт орж, драфтаар Брюс Торнтоныг сонгосон бол Богдан Богданович, Маркус Смарт нартай гэрээ байгууллаа. Мөн Тари Исоныг таван жилийн 81.5 сая ам.долларын гэрээгээр багтаа авч үлдэж, Амен Томпсоныг таван жилийн 208 сая ам.долларын гэрээгээр сунгажээ. Харин Жош Окоги Юта Жазз руу шилжиж, Дориан Финни-Смитийг Шарлотт Хорнетс руу солилцоогоор явуулсан байна.
Фред ВанВлит бэртлээс эргэн ирж, урьдчилсан тоглолтуудад 17 оноо, 7 дамжуулалт, 2 бөмбөг таслалт гүйцэтгэн сайн тоглолт үзүүлж байгаа нь багийн довтолгооны хувилбарт эергээр нөлөөлөх хүлээлттэй байна. Гэсэн хэдий ч багийн хагас талбайн довтолгооны үр ашиг болон тоглолтын төгсгөлд шийдвэр гаргах тоглогчийн асуудал хэвээр байгааг шинжээчид онцолжээ.
Тус баг 10-р сарын 21-нд Даллас Маверикс, 10-р сарын 23-нд Сан Антонио Спёрс, 10-р сарын 24-нд Атланта Хокс багуудтай тоглох хуваарьтай байна. Багийн хувьд хамгаалалтын системээ хадгалж, довтолгооны үр ашгаа дээшлүүлж чадвал өндөр амжилт үзүүлэх боломжтой ч эсрэгээрээ плэй-ин тоглолтод оролцох эрсдэл ч байгаа юм.
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The 2026-27 NBA season is here! Check out our team previews, including power rankings, best- and worst-case scenarios, and fantasy advice.
East:Atlanta Hawks • Boston Celtics • Brooklyn Nets • Charlotte Hornets • Chicago Bulls • Cleveland Cavaliers • Detroit Pistons • Indiana Pacers • Miami Heat • Milwaukee Bucks • New York Knicks • Orlando Magic • Philadelphia 76ers • Toronto Raptors • Washington Wizards
West:Dallas Mavericks • Denver Nuggets • Golden State Warriors • Houston Rockets • LA Clippers • Los Angeles Lakers • Memphis Grizzlies • Minnesota Timberwolves • New Orleans Pelicans • Oklahoma City Thunder • Phoenix Suns • Portland Trail Blazers • Sacramento Kings • San Antonio Spurs • Utah Jazz
HOUSTON ROCKETS
2025-26 finish
Record: 52-30 (5th in the West, lost 4-2 in first round to Lakers)
Offseason moves
Draft:Bruce Thornton (No. 31)
Signings:Bogdan Bogdanović (1 year, 3.9 million), Marcus Smart (2 years, $13 million), Tari Eason (re-signed for 5 years, $81.5 million), Amen Thompson (5 years, $208 million rookie-scale extension)
Key departures:Josh Okogie (signed with Jazz), Dorian Finney-Smith (traded to Hornets)
Preseason Power Rankings: No. 12
What’s exciting: Houston won 52 games with Fred VanVleet missing the entire season and Steven Adams appearing in only 32 games. Their presence alone should boost the Rockets up the standings. And that’s even before accounting for the development of their young players, which has to be the most exciting thought for Rockets fans. Tari Eason is still only 25. Alperen Şengün and Amen Thompson are still only 24. Jabari Smith Jr. and rookie Bruce Thornton are only 23. Reed Sheppard is only 22. This group is incredibly young, and already incredibly good. With the veterans back, if the kids get better, this team has amazing upside.
What’s concerning: Last season, the Rockets shot only 36% in the last four seconds of the shot clock, per Synergy. On isolations, they ranked in the 45th percentile for scoring efficiency. Is that gonna be any better this year? Who closes games for Houston? Şengün still isn’t a reliable perimeter option. Neither is Thompson. Is Ime Udoka going to resort to VanVleet chucking up 30-footers again? Will it be bully ball with Adams and Şengün crashing the boards? Or is it gonna have to be on Durant every single night? KD is 38. It can’t be on him all the time, but there are no other clear answers on this team either. — Kevin O’Connor
Preseason Power Rankings: How all 30 teams stack up ahead of 2026-27
Fantasy watch
Fred VanVleet looked like the Fred of old in Macao: 17 points, 7 assists, 2 steals and five 3s in 24 minutes, his first game since the September 2025 ACL tear. I’m not overreacting to one preseason game, but if this is the version Houston gets, his ADP is too low. — Dan Titus
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2026-27 schedule
Opening week: 10/21 vs. Mavericks, 10/23 at Spurs, 10/24 at Hawks
Betting perspective
48.5 — win total
+700 to win division
+5000 to win NBA Finals
Best case, worst case
Best case: No. 3 seed
The Rockets have been an elite defense in every year of Udoka’s tenure. For all my (valid!) concerns about the half-court offense, they were still a top-10 unit overall due to their transition attack. They were also unfathomably good on the offensive glass, and I would expect that to continue.
If the defense remains elite and VanVleet’s presence is enough to take them from 19th in half-court offense to, say, 12th? They’ll be looking at 50+ wins again.
Worst case: Play-In Tournament
If the half-court offense is still a problem — if opponents are even more empowered to be physical off-ball, switch a bunch, and shrink the floor off nonshooters — then the ceiling lowers. They’ll still have the defensive infrastructure to churn out wins, but they may not do so at the level of some of their conference-mates. — Nekias Duncan
