The Houston Rockets and the Oklahoma City Thunder do have history. The initial James Harden departure to Houston when the first highly talented rendition of the

Youngsters got better as they learned the NBA ropes, helping Houston to grow quickly. Now, the Rockets are in a somewhat different place. While the team is certainly set to get better on-paper via its offseason moves, there's now no guarantee they'll see ...

Can the Rockets make noise in the 2025 NBA Cup? Full game-by-game predictions for Houston’s West Group C journey with Durant leading the way.

In the NBA on NBC return, Kevin Durant’s Rockets will visit Oklahoma City on ring night. Later, they play LeBron James and the Lakers on Christmas.

The Oklahoma City Thunder are the team to beat in the NBA currently, and will defend their 2024-25 title this season in a stacked Western Conference. Winning 68 games last season, they return nearly their entire roster, as well as adding two pieces in their 2024 draft pick Nikola Topic and 2025 pick Thomas Sorber.

The Hawks signed second year big man N’Faly Dante in NBA free agency after the Rockets declined to match their offer sheet.

For a second time this summer, the Rockets hired a business executive from the Timberwolves. This time, it’s Laura Meyer as senior vice president.