2024–25 Houston Rockets season explained

Team:Houston Rockets
End Year:2025
Wins:0
Losses:0
Division:Southwest
Coach:Ime Udoka
Gm:Rafael Stone
President:Gretchen Sheirr
Owner:Tilman Fertitta
Arena:Toyota Center
Television:Space City Home Network
Radio:Sportstalk 790
Bbr Team:HOU

The 2024–25 Houston Rockets season will be the 58th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and 54th season in the city of Houston.[1]

Draft

See main article: 2024 NBA draft.

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege / Club
13Reed SheppardSG United StatesKentucky
244Pelle LarssonSG SwedenArizona

The Rockets will enter the draft (which will be two days long instead of just one day long like it previously has been since the NBA draft was shortened down to two rounds in 1989) with a first-round pick and a second-round pick.[2]

Game log

Preseason

|- style="background:#"| 1| October 7| @ Utah| |||| Delta Center
| |- style="background:#"| 2| October 9| @ Oklahoma City| |||| Paycom Center
| |- style="background:#"| 3| October 15| New Orleans| |||| Toyota Center
| |- style="background:#"| 4| October 17| San Antonio| |||| Toyota Center
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NBA Cup

See main article: 2024 NBA Cup. The groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 12, 2024.[3] [4]

West Group A

Transactions

See main article: article and List of 2024–25 NBA season transactions.

Trades

June 26, 2024[5] To Houston Rockets
2025 PHX first-round pick swap right
2027 PHX first-round pick
2029 first-round pick
2029 first-round pick swap right
To Brooklyn Nets
2025 BKN first-round pick swap right relinquished
2026 BKN first-round pick returned
June 27, 2024[6] Three-team trade
To Houston Rockets
AJ Griffin (from Atlanta)
To Atlanta Hawks
*Draft rights to Nikola Djurišić (No. 43) (from Miami)
To Miami Heat
Draft rights to Pelle Larsson (No. 44) (from Houston)
Cash considerations (from Atlanta)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Houston Rockets Historical Statistics and All-Time Top Leaders . 2023-05-01 . Basketball-Reference.com.
  2. Web site: 2024 NBA Draft Order: Picks 1-58. NBA.com. May 14, 2024. May 30, 2024.
  3. Web site: NBA unveils new logo and game dates for Emirates NBA Cup 2024. NBA.com. July 12, 2024. July 11, 2024.
  4. Web site: Emirates NBA Cup 2024: Group Draw Results. NBA.com. July 13, 2024. July 12, 2024.
  5. Web site: Rockets Complete Trade with Brooklyn. NBA.com. June 26, 2024. June 26, 2024.
  6. Web site: Rockets Acquire AJ Griffin . NBA.com . June 28, 2024 . June 27, 2024.