Which Rockets have most at stake in 2023-24 season

Cayleigh Griffin on her Houston career and Rockets’ future: Cayleigh Griffin, courtside reporter for AT&T SportsNet Southwest, joins our podcast to reflect on her first three seasons covering the Houston Rockets for television game broadcasts. Since joining the official television crew in October 2019,... by The Lager Line

43 min listen

Rockets-Thunder trade reaction, preseason opener preview: Friday’s episode features reaction from Ben DuBose and Paulo Alves to an eight-player trade between the Rockets and Thunder, which brought Derrick Favors and a future second-round pick to Houston, along with three other players. Discussion topics... by The Lager Line

66 min listen

Rockets draft week preview with USA TODAY’s Bryan Kalbrosky: Bryan Kalbrosky, veteran NBA draft writer for USA TODAY Sports Media Group, offers his analysis on the trade value Houston received for Christian Wood and potential picks/considerations for the Rockets with No. 3, No. 17, and No. 26 in the 2022 first... by The Lager Line

63 min listen

Mark Schindler on the progress of Houston’s young core: Wednesday’s episode welcomes national NBA writer Mark Schindler to the show for a roundtable discussion with hosts Ben DuBose and Paulo Alves. Though the Rockets are clearly in a rebuilding movement, the 2-12 start — which, entering Wednesday, is... by The Lager Line

55 min listen

Matt Moore on Houston’s road back to NBA relevancy: Matt Moore, national NBA writer for The Action Network (@HPBasketball on Twitter), joins us to recap the 2022 NBA draft and upcoming free agency period for the Houston Rockets. Was the unexpected draft outcome of landing Auburn forward Jabari... by The Lager Line

44 min listen

Gretchen Sheirr, Rockets president of business operations: Gretchen Sheirr, president of business operations for the Houston Rockets, joins the inaugural episode of The Lager Line podcast, sponsored by Clutch City Lager of Karbach Brewing. Topics on the show include highlights and takeaways from her first... by The Lager Line

42 min listen

Kelly Iko on Rockets at the NBA draft combine: Kelly Iko, Rockets beat writer for The Athletic, shares his observations after spending a week at the 2022 NBA draft combine in Chicago. In addition to watching prospects, Iko also spoke with many Rockets executives and staffers — including general... by The Lager Line

40 min listen

Craig Ackerman on 2022 NBA draft lottery and beyond: Craig Ackerman, voice of the Rockets, joins Friday’s show with reaction to the 2022 NBA draft lottery results and its implications for Houston. Other topics include Jalen Green earning All-Rookie First Team honors; takeaways on Kevin Porter Jr.,... by The Lager Line

65 min listen

Expectations for Houston’s season-long homestand and beyond: With Sunday’s home game versus the Bucks, Houston begins a season-long homestand of seven games. Entering this stretch, the Rockets (7-18) are a respectable 4-5 at home and a woeful 3-13 on the road, punctuated by Thursday’s awful showing at San... by The Lager Line

51 min listen

Auburn’s Bruce Pearl on Jabari Smith Jr. and the Rockets: Bruce Pearl, Jabari Smith Jr.’s head coach at Auburn University, joins us to break down the start to Smith’s young NBA career with the Rockets. Topics include reaction to Smith’s initial summer league games and how to best utilize him in Houston;... by The Lager Line

16 min listen

Dave Hardisty on Rockets and 2022 NBA draft, free agency: Dave Hardisty, owner of legendary Rockets website ClutchFans, chats with our Ben DuBose about the latest news and rumors surrounding the NBA’s upcoming draft and free agency periods. Topics include whether Purdue’s Jaden Ivey is a realistic... by The Lager Line

51 min listen

Michael Scotto on Houston’s 2022 draft, free agency plans: Michael Scotto, NBA insider for HoopsHype, joins our June 24 episode to preview free agency for the Rockets and recap Houston’s strong 2022 draft class — led by Auburn forward Jabari Smith. In the show, Scotto explains why he concurs with the rave... by The Lager Line

41 min listen

Matt Moore on how Jalen Green can evolve into a winning player: In Friday’s episode, Ben DuBose and Paulo Alves are joined by The Action Network’s Matt Moore (@HPBasketball on Twitter) to explore this week’s prominent Rockets storylines. With the 2022-23 regular season underway, what does Jalen Green need to do... by The Lager Line

67 min listen

Brian Barefield, Ben DuBose on Houston’s 2-1 summer league start: Our Brian Barefield has followed the Houston Rockets (2-1) for the first three games and associated practices at the NBA’s 2022 summer league in Las Vegas, so we welcomed him to The Lager Line podcast Monday night to share what he’s learned watching... by The Lager Line

49 min listen

August 2022 Rockets financial update with David Weiner: David Weiner, NBA salary cap guru for ClutchFans, joins us with a Rockets financial update covering the remainder of the 2022 offseason and 2023 free agency. Topics include trade aggregation possibilities in August involving players acquired from... by The Lager Line

55 min listen

Julian Duncan, Paul Suarez on 2022-23 Rockets schedule, reveal video: Julian Duncan, Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer with the Rockets, and Paul Suarez, Vice President of Digital Marketing, join us for Friday’s new episode of The Lager Line (sponsored by Clutch City Lager of Karbach Brewing). In the podcast,... by The Lager Line

58 min listen

Adam Wexler on Key Rockets Decisions in 2022-23: Rockets Radio Network analyst and SportsTalk 790 host Adam Wexler shares insight on Houston’s key decisions and priorities over the remainder of the 2022 offseason and the NBA’s 2022-23 season. Topics include how to evaluate head coach Stephen... by The Lager Line

47 min listen

Key training camp storylines for the 2022-23 Houston Rockets: In this episode, our Ben DuBose explores key storylines to watch for entering 2022-23 Rockets training camp, which begins Tuesday, Sept. 27 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The show begins with a look the importance of a strong camp and preseason for... by The Lager Line

65 min listen

2023 Houston Rockets free agency, trade season preview: With the NBA Finals over and the Denver Nuggets crowned as champions, the league’s rumor mill regarding player transactions should escalate quickly as the 2023 offseason begins. That’s especially the case in Houston, where the Rockets have more than... by The Lager Line

109 min listen

How can Rockets’ offense take the next step?: Friday’s new episode features reaction from Ben DuBose and Paulo Alves to the first five games of the NBA’s 2022-23 regular season for the Houston Rockets (1-4). Relative to 2021-22, the young Rockets have improved from No. 30 in the league to No.... by The Lager Line

64 min listen

EuroBasket takeaways for Alperen Sengun, Usman Garuba: In Wednesday’s episode, Ben DuBose and Paulo Alves discuss group-stage performances by second-year Rockets prospects Alperen Sengun and Usman Garuba at EuroBasket 2022. Through five games at the conclusion of group-stage play, Sengun is averaging... by The Lager Line

41 min listen

What can Rockets learn from the Astros’ dynasty?: In the aftermath of another World Series title for the Astros, Tuesday’s show explores what lessons Houston’s basketball franchise should take from its baseball peers, particularly when it comes to team building. The remainder of the show features... by The Lager Line

82 min listen

Craig Ackerman on key storylines entering the regular season: Play-by-play broadcaster Craig Ackerman joins Ben DuBose and Paulo Alves to discuss key storylines for the 2022-23 season, along with some lessons learned from the preseason. Topics include the ongoing process of integrating Alperen Sengun into... by The Lager Line

60 min listen

Evaluating the Rockets at 2022-23 season’s quarter pole: At the approximate quarter point of the 2022-23 NBA regular season, the Houston Rockets (5-16) have the identical record that they did one year ago. While it’s clearly another rebuilding season, is that relative lack of progress alarming? In Friday’s... by The Lager Line

73 min listen

Kevin Porter Jr. on Rockets’ start, new Sukuta venture: Fresh off a much-needed Rockets win in Dallas, Thursday’s episode welcomes starting point guard Kevin Porter Jr. to the show for a review of the 2022-23 season to date. For the season, Porter is averaging a career-high 19.1 points (41.0% FG, 33.8%... by The Lager Line

20 min listen

New Year’s resolutions for Rockets in second half of season: With the midpoint of the 2022-23 NBA regular season almost here, the young and rebuilding Houston Rockets remain on a virtually identical pace to last season. What’s gone wrong in this recent stretch of 10 losses in 11 games, and how can they fix it?... by The Lager Line

64 min listen

With NBA trade season here, what should the Rockets do?: Thursday is December 15, and each year, that date is the https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2022/12/nba-trade-floodgates-often-slow-to-open-after-december-15.html to NBA trade season. Specifically, it’s because that’s when most players who signed new... by The Lager Line

77 min listen

Brian Barefield on the start of Rockets’ training camp: Brian Barefield joins Ben DuBose from Houston Rockets training camp in Lake Charles, Louisiana, with insight on the latest interviews and on-court activities. Topics include the personal growth and maturity of Kevin Porter Jr.; prized rookie... by The Lager Line

35 min listen

Evaluating the Thompson twins and Houston’s 2023 draft targets: Rockets fan and NBA draft analyst https://twitter.com/NathanFogg1 joins Ben DuBose and Paulo Alves on Friday’s https://linktr.ee/thelagerline to scout Houston’s potential first-round options at No. 4 and No. 20 overall. With a particular emphasis on... by The Lager Line

85 min listen

Key takeaways from Rockets’ March surge: Entering Friday, the Rockets have won two straight games and four of their last seven, overall. That clearly represents at least some progress for a young and rebuilding group that has spent much of the 2022-23 season with the NBA’s worst record.... by The Lager Line

73 min listen

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Which Rockets have most at stake in 2023-24 season

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