The Houston Rockets concluded the preseason on Thursday evening by defeating the San Antonio Spurs by a rating of 129-107 (at house).
They completed the preseason with a 3-1 file in 4 video games.
The Rockets waived three gamers on Saturday to finalize their roster for the 2024-25 NBA common season.
By way of Adam Spolane of SportsRadio 610: “The Rockets waived Matt Bradley, Nate Hinton and Jermaine Samuels Jr. They presently have 14 gamers on their roster plus three guys on two-way contracts”
The Rockets waived Matt Bradley, Nate Hinton and Jermaine Samuels Jr. They presently have 14 gamers on their roster plus three guys on two-way contracts.
–Adam Spolane (@AdamSpolane) October 19, 2024
Hinton is coming off a season through which he performed 15 video games for the Rockets.
He averaged 2.2 factors and 1.5 rebounds per sport whereas taking pictures 42.3% from the sphere in 15 video games.
The 25-year-old spent elements of three seasons within the NBA with the Indiana Pacers, Dallas Mavericks (and Rockets).
Samuels simply completed his rookie season within the NBA with the Rockets.
He averaged 1.4 factors per sport whereas taking pictures 64.3% from the sphere in 14 video games.
Bradley performed 5 seasons of school basketball for Cal and San Diego State.
He spent the final yr overseas.
The Rockets will open the common season on October 23 by internet hosting LaMelo Ball and the Charlotte Hornets in Texas.
Final season, they have been the eleventh seed within the Western Convention with a 41-41 file.
Though the Rockets didn’t make the NBA playoffs, they confirmed vital enchancment from the earlier season and have been 5.0 video games behind the Golden State Warriors for the ultimate spot within the play-in event.
