Trade Radar · open rumor · Tuesday, September 22 · 4 d ago

Rockets Notes: Expectations, VanVleet, Durant, Thompson

Reported by Kristie RiekenRead the original report ↗

Rockets coach Ime Udoka isn’t downplaying expectations for the upcoming season. He’s preparing for a lengthy playoff run, according to Kristie Rieken of the Associated Press. “We’re not here to just make the first round, we want to make some real noise,” Udoka said during the team’s media day. “Everybody’s hungrier for that and to […]

Confidence

47%

Reporter starting tier	50	1 call on the ledger, tier used until 5
Corroboration	+0	nobody else has reported this yet
Age	−4	4 days old · a rumor loses 1.2 points a day, up to 25

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Who it involves

Houston Rockets

$205.5M · in the tax · 16 contracts · cap sheet

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