For the Rockets, the success of these offseason changes will become apparent in the playoffs and on the defensive end, where the team has a lot of work to do to be as successful as they were last season. The Rockets responded by adding veteran wing James Ennis and Carmelo Anthony before trading Ryan Anderson and second-round pick De’Anthony Melton to those same Suns for Brandon Knight and Marquese Chriss.Ĭhange can sometimes be a very good thing, opening up new opportunities to seize.
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However, a good portion of the team’s defensive heart and soul departed in free agency, with Trevor Ariza joining the Phoenix Suns and Luc Mbah a Moute returning to the Los Angeles Clippers. Tucker, Gerald Green and Nene all return as complementary pieces to round out a similar rotation for Mike D’Antoni. The team’s “big three” of James Harden, Chris Paul and Clint Capela are back for the long-haul, with Paul and Capela signing long-term extensions this summer. The mainstays are still on the team, as expected. Only this time, there are plenty of changes to go around on the roster.
Fast forward to today and we are approaching another season in which the Rockets are coming off a Western Conference Finals appearance. Of course, that trade (and poor team chemistry) blew up in Morey’s face, ultimately leading to the disappointing 41-41 season and first round playoff exit. After making the Western Conference Finals in 2014-15, Morey added a couple of rookies in Sam Dekker and Montrezl Harrell before finally trading for Ty Lawson. In recent history, Rockets GM Daryl Morey has brought back the majority of the roster from one season to another just once, which many will remember as the disaster that was the 2015-16 campaign. By Eric Spyropoulos 4 years ago Follow TweetĪfter making significant changes to the roster in the offseason, do the new-look Houston Rockets have what it takes to contend for a championship?
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