P.J. Tucker has been traded by the Rockets to the Bucks but the veteran forward thought he’d be wearing a different uniform much sooner, Kelly Iko and Sam Amick of The Athletic report. Following a team meeting in January, Tucker expected to be included in the James Harden deal where he’s wind up in either Brooklyn or Philadelphia. Instead, Tucker – who is seeking an extension — spent two months waiting for the front office to find a new home for him.
We have more from the Southwest Division:
- DeMar DeRozan has rejoined the Spurs, Shams Charania of The Athletic tweets. DeRozan had been away from the team for four games to attend his father’s funeral. DeRozan will be available to play against Cleveland on Friday.
- With the Mavericks planning to rest Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis periodically, they might look to add another starting-caliber player before the trade deadline, Callie Caplan of the Dallas Morning News speculates. Another experienced player off the bench who could provide an offensive boost would also be helpful, Caplan notes. But there are also some compelling reasons for the club to stand pat as well, which Caplan details.
- With Christian Wood back in the lineup after a lengthy absence due to an ankle injury, he can now work on his chemistry with guard Kevin Porter Jr.., Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle writes. Porter Jr. has averaged 19.6 PPG and 8.0 APG since returning from the G League.
Competitive game tonight
At this moment at 3rd q
Pistons 79
Rockets 71
Fully healthy Rockets
Wally and Wood are very good tonight
Oladipo has a room to improve
Almost, but not fully healthy. Both Eric Gordon and David Nwaba, two of their top bench players, are out for at least a month. And even after getting Wood and Wall back this week, their horrible luck continues with a quad injury to Kevin Porter against the Pistons. Hopefully it’s not that bad.
You are correct. Gordon is out
Wally and Wood and Dipo have 59 pts
DJ and DJ play tonight
Pistons know how to blow out Rockets at 4th q
Their season is basically over after losing 19 in a row, but the Rockets are now in a great position to get (and keep) a top 4 pick in the draft instead of being forced to swap with OKC.
They now have a legitimate shot at getting either Cade, Mobley, Jalen Suggs, or Jalen Green to go along with Wood, Wall, et al.
What do you mean by being forced to swap with OKC???
They did offer to do that for Russ, no one forced them, HOU wanted to give the opportunity to swap picks to OKC, should be happy about it, right?
Nice to see how HOU keeps making history this season, that streak of 19 is gonna be legendary, exciting days in HOU!
He was overjoyed when they got Westbrook. Even changed his name from CPHarden.
Rockets going for the record this yr. 26 in a row.
This is your problem. Always talking like it’s the Rockets world. Only the worst record is guaranteed a top 5 pick. Worst 3 all have a 14% chance at top pick. Then it goes 4th 12.5%, 5th 10.5%, 6th 9%,
7th 7.5%, 8th 6%, 9th 4.5%, 10th 3%, 11th 2%,
12th 1.3%, 13th 1.2%, 14th 0.5%
Bro just let the season play. You won’t know till ping pong balls drop. Enjoy the rebuilding. You should be plotting what trades will happen next wk. Not what could happen in 4 months.
Bottom 4 gets around 40% to 50% to top 4 draft pick so HOU tanking has to be as hard as possible to avoid a possible swap