Houston had a new general manager in Rafael Stone and a new head coach in Stephen Silas. That team was built around James Harden and Russell Westbrook and had made eight consecutive playoff appearances, advancing beyond the first round in each of the previous four seasons. The Rockets of today are far different from the team Tate joined as an undrafted rookie in 2020. We're moving in the right direction and there's still a few games that we have left and I'm excited to just see how much more we can even get better." We're definitely on the right track and we're beating some teams that are trying to make a playoff run. "I think that we've done a great job of just focusing on that.
"It gave us something that we can look at as our identity and something to work towards," Rockets guard Jae'Sean Tate told ESPN. Still, they held a team meeting to establish a goal for the remainder of the season: to play their best basketball, setting a tone for the seasons to come. They were 13-45, had lost seven straight games heading into the break, and were two weeks removed from trading disgruntled veteran Eric Gordon - the team's fourth-leading scorer - to the LA Clippers. HOUSTON - Coming out of the All-Star break, the Houston Rockets knew they weren't going to be in contention for a spot in the NBA play-in tournament.
On April 9, the Rockets declined to pick up the fourth-year option on head coach Stephen Silas' contract, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. The Rockets are ready to move past their rebuildĮditor's note: This story was originally published on April 6. You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser
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