The Houston Rockets have the assets, the flexibility and the urgency to pursue a generational upgrade. On paper, few teams in the NBA are better positioned to construct a competitive offer for Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo.

On Sept. 12, Turkey defeated Greece 94-68, and afterward Şengün posted a comment on social media that was interpreted as a reference to the burning of the city of Smyrna (modern Izmir) in 1922 at the end of the Greco-Turkish War. In an on-camera interview in English, Şengün also said Antetokounmpo was not a great passer.

The Rockets don’t appear to have the motivation — at the moment, anyway — because of their immense belief in the younger core.”

On Tuesday evening, The Stein Line's Jake Fischer revealed that the franchise made a new two-way contract signing in an effort to add more size to the back-end of their roster. "The Rockets intend to sign Tyler Smith to a two-way contract, according to league sources," Fischer shared via X/Twitter on Tuesday.