Fred VanVleet and the Houston Rockets "have mutual interest" in an extension, according to NBA insider Jake Fischer. Both team and player are "motivated"
Oklahoma City, Houston and Memphis are young teams with large asset pools, but going "all-in" at the wrong time could backfire.
The Dallas Mavericks are just over a week away until the NBA Trade Deadline, and they could look to make a deal or two as they move towards Feb. 6. ESPN insider
The latest misfortune in the Mavericks' injury-riddled season occurred Thursday night when the All-Star reserves were announced by TNT. Kyrie Irving, who had the best chance of qualifying for the Western Conference team, was not selected as part of the 14 reserves.
After a lackluster end to their road trip, the Detroit Pistons hope to get back on track when they return home this weekend, beginning with a clash against the Dallas Mavericks. Watch the Detroit Pistons on FuboTV (7-day free trial) The Pistons return to the Motor City after a five-game road trip that had some promise early on but ended with a whimper.
The Rockets are reportedly content with their current roster despite De'Aaron Fox trade rumors beginning to surface.
The Boston Celtics faced off against the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night in a rematch of the 2024 NBA Finals. It was the first time the two teams had met since then, and the Celtics were looking to pick up a win to close out their four-game road trip.
The Rockets ruled out wing Cam Whitmore (illness) and have been without starting forward Jabari Smith Jr. since Smith fractured his hand earlier this month. Amen Thompson and Tari Eason, who both missed the first Celtics-Rockets game on Jan. 3, both were available for Houston.
The Celtics will need to play well at home to prevent another deflating loss to a team they should beat on paper.
The NBA champion Boston Celtics dominated the Dallas Mavericks in a Finals rematch on Saturday as the Houston Rockets took the Cleveland Cavaliers down a peg and Victor Wembanyama ended a "priceless" week in Paris with a defeat.
The Houston Rockets come into Martin Luther King Day at No. 2 in the Western Conference. Something most people people at the start of the season would not have