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Marc Stein: I’m told that the Rockets — who just agreed with Amen Thompson on a monster rookie scale extension — will hold Media Day on Sept. 22. The earliest date that Houston and Dallas can practice is Sept. 23. For all other NBA teams: Media Day is Sept. 28; first practice is Sept. 29.
Keith Smith: Rafael Castro's two-way contract with the Houston Rockets is a two-year deal, a league sourced told @spotrac .
NBA Communications: The NBA schedule on Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Monday, Jan. 18) will feature an NBC Sports quadrupleheader. The action begins with a 2026 Eastern Conference Semifinals rematch between the Pistons and Cavaliers, with additional matchups between Philadelphia and Atlanta, Minnesota and New York and Houston and Memphis.
Kingston Flemings wore No. 1 at William J. Brennan High School and No. 4 last season at Houston, both of which were worn by Rose throughout his 15-year career. With No. 1 occupied by Jalen Johnson, Flemings picked No. 4 with the Hawks. "I always liked being No. 1 because of D-Rose," Flemings said last month of Derrick Rose, via the NBA on X. "But D-Rose also wore No. 4."
Former NBA star Nick Van Exel’s Houston home is back on the market for $12 million, just seven months after its former owners — embroiled in a $280 million fraud case — rushed to sell the mansion as their assets were seized.
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Although he acknowledged that returning to Partizan remains a dream, Bogdanovic stressed that his full attention is on the Rockets. “I have now signed with Houston, and my mind is completely there. I can’t think about what might happen in two, three or four years.”
A 20,900-square-foot mansion once featured on MTV’s 'Cribs is back on the market, less than a year after it was sold in one of Houston’s priciest deals of 2025. Now listed for $11.99 million, the Royal Oaks estate was once owned by former NBA All-Star Nick Van Exel. Van Exel, who lived in Houston during NBA off-seasons, spent 13 years playing for various teams including the Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs. He earned an All-Star selection with the Lakers in 1998 before retiring in 2006 and later transitioning into coaching.
Will Guillory: LIFE UPDATE: After 10 amazing years (Yes, I'm old) covering the New Orleans Pelicans in my hometown, I'm officially moving to Houston to shift my role and cover the Houston Rockets on a full-time basis for us at @TheAthletic . I'll still be around covering Pelicans news here and there. But I'm extremely excited and grateful to begin this next phase in my career.
The Dallas Mavericks announced today that they have signed forward Tarik Biberovic (TAH-rick bee-BEHR-oh-vitch). Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Dallas acquired the rights to Biberović along with forward Santi Aldama from Memphis as part of a six-team trade that was announced on Wednesday. The Mavericks sent guard AJ Johnson, a top-20 protected 2030 first-round pick (via Golden State) and a 2029 second-round pick (via Houston) to the Grizzlies as part of the deal.
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Bobby Marks: Contract does not hard cap Houston at the first apron, thus giving themselves flexibility to bring back restricted forward Tari Eason. Houston is $28.5M below the second apron hard cap.
Sources say that the Rockets have thus engaged several teams in trade discussions in recent days to try to offload Dorian Finney-Smith and clear the way to furnish Smart with a multiyear offer expected to land in the $7 million range in annual average value. Without trading Finney-Smith. Houston would still be able to sign Smart to a two-year deal valued at an estimated $13 million.
Shams Charania: Free agent Bogdan Bogdanovic has agreed to a one-year deal with the Houston Rockets, sources tell ESPN. Rockets executives recruited Bogdanovic tonight and now land an established, playoff-tested shooter for his 10th NBA season.