Here’s the Houston Chronicle on the young, rebuilding Rockets as they begin the new season:
It’s hard to know what to expect from the Houston Rockets this season. Stephen Silas’s squad enters Wednesday’s opener in Atlanta following a pair of seasons near the Western Conference cellar, though this isn’t a roster bereft of talent entering 2022-23. Second-year guard Jalen Green is one of the game’s best young athletes, and he could threaten for a scoring title at some point in the 2020s. Talented guard Kevin Porter Jr. and young center Alperen Şengün both sport a degree of All-Star upside, and 2022 lottery pick Jabari Smith should make an instant impact on both ends.
This year’s Rockets team is light years away from championship contention. The play-in feels like a long shot. Yet for all its warts, this should be one of the more entertaining young teams in basketball. Projecting Houston’s performance on a given night will be no easy task.
Win or lose, there should be some fun-to-watch basketball in Houston this season.
