Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey may have been the busiest man not involved in a presidential election over the past two days. Less than 24 hours after trading Bonzi Wells and Mike James to the New Orleans Hornets, Morey was at it again. In what can only be dubbed as a swap of malcontents, the Rockets shipped Kirk Snyder and a 2nd round draft pick off to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for......

In a classic case of keeping up with the Joneses the Houston Rockets executed a player swap late last night with less than 24 hours before the expiration of the NBA’s trade deadline. As their Western Conference cohorts have made headlines over the last three weeks with the acquisitions of All-Star talent such as Shaquille O’Neal (Suns), Jason Kidd (Mavericks), and Pau Gasol (Lakers), the Houston Rockets found their crusade to climb in the......

Former Houston Rockets legend Hakeem Olajuwon has been named amongst the 15 finalists for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Arguably the face of Houston sports, the Dream has been synonymous with the Bayou City since first emigrating from Nigeria in 1980 as a skinny prospect with a world of potential. Local sports fans know all about Olajuwon’s storied career, which commenced at the University of Houston and progressed onwards to the Houston......

The shot from flickr user and Houstonist photo contributor jeffbalke. We couldn't resist this shot from Jeff of newly drafted Greek Houston Rockets guard Vassilis Spanoulis. What can we say? Way to strike a pose Vassilis. Is it just me, or are the Rockets turning into the model UN of basketball? Here's a bit from an interview with Spanoulis on HoopsHype: You were selected in the NBA Draft last year. Was that a surprise......

Sometimes you need to clean yourself up, get serious, and move in with daddie for a few months before you head to Latin America for a new gig. The District bid's Jenna Bush adios. D.C.-based television shows have an elderly audience and DCist has some suggestions to fix that. They're also throwing Butterstick the panda bear a birthday bash. Yeah, we may have a few issues with our World Cup broadcasters here, but this guy......

Stop me if you've heard this one before: Houston team in dire need of some fireworks, strategically and PR-wise, has an eye-popping talent fall into its lap on draft day. The city raises its voice in victory, looking forward to the totally rehabilitated season ahead. Then, the unthinkable: the franchise opts for good sense and sound planning over a thousand hours worth of dynamism. Okay, so Rudy Gay isn't exactly Reggie Bush, the Rockets hardly......

(done in the inimitable style of the NBA analyst Hubie Brown) So you're the Houston Rockets. You've got two of the best players in the league in Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming, and one of the finest coaches the last decade has yet produced. You're coming off of a rough, injury-plagued season, during which you discovered two things: you need your two stars healthy, and the rest of your team needs serious help. You've got......