Man, as good as this team is it really irritates me that we can't see it at Max Power with FVV and DFS in the mix. Having those two gritty, smart defenders as well as FVV's stability and poise. Damn, it just sucks.
In Bill Simmons most recent podcast, he said out of his top 100 player, he had Sengun 14th, Durant 15th, and Amen 19th. Not too shabby.
I think the way things are going we're looking at this in 2026: Starters: Sheppard Thompson Durant Smith Sengun Bench: Finney-Smith Okogie Adams Eason I think given Chris Paul's announcement, he could be a good fit for PG depth for the playoffs... give him one last run at a ring...
The Ringer updated their Top 100 players: 11: Durant (down from 10) 14: Sengun (up from 22) 34: Amen (up from 35) 75: Eason (up from 80) Not too much with which to quibble. I think Amen is a little low (I think he's a top 25 player), and I think Bari should be in the Top 100. Not bad overall though. https://nbarankings.theringer.com/
Hot Take Alert Durant is not the best Rocket. Granted, I kind of expected media to treat him as such.
ESPN sucks at everything except hyping the east and west coast. Arguing over their subjective rankings is a joke.
Bleacher Report did a "redraft" of all the players drafted in the 2020 - 2024 NBA drafts. Four Rockets appear: 7: Sengun 10: Amen 22: Reed Sheppard 29: Bari The article also mentioned that Tari Eason was in "serious" consideration for inclusion. Not a bad haul, especially considering Sheppard is likely going to skyrocket. https://bleacherreport.com/articles...year-re-draft-using-2020-through-2024-classes
