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May 24, 2021
With the playoffs underway, offseason preparation has begun in earnest around the NBA, with the draft and free agency looming. Here’s a look at what’s to come for the 14 teams that missed the playoffs.
Houston Rockets (17–55)
Key free agents: None
2021 draft picks: Own first (if 1–4) OR Miami first via swap; Portland first; Milwaukee first
The post–James Harden Rockets became what one might have expected: a fast-sinking experimental testing ground for young talent that finished with the league’s worst record. There were multiple silver linings for the franchise, which we can start with Christian Wood immediately delivering on what looks like a bargain contract, Jae’Sean Tate emerging as a legit rotation player and the acquisition of 20-year-old Kevin Porter Jr. as a valid reclamation project but there was mostly a ton of losing. This was the organization’s worst season since 1982–83, when the Rockets went 14–68.
Entering The Arena with the Memphis Grizzlies
No cold and timid souls allowed.
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