On Monday evening, the Rockets misplaced 101-100 to the Bucks and are 10-5 this season. That’s fourth within the Western Convention and only one sport out of first place. Houston has a mic of veteran expertise with younger gamers on their roster in 2024-25 and so they’re having fun with success.
The Rockets are 7-3 of their final 10 and are desirous to grow to be a contender within the West once more. Houston hasn’t had any postseason success since James Harden left. With the groups’ success by way of their first 15 video games, there have been rumblings across the league that Houston might make a commerce. Nevertheless, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst famous that Amen Thompson and Taro Eason have been deemed “untouchable” in a commerce.
Amen Thompson and Tari Eason are ‘untouchable’ by the Rockets in any commerce talks
The Houston Rockets have made Amen Thompson and Tari Eason untouchable, per @WindhorstESPN
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On his podcast Brian Windhorst and The Hoop Collective, the ESPN insider mentioned Houston’s commerce market. In that dialogue along with his different co-hosts, Windhost talked about two gamers who’ve been named “untouchable” by the Rockets in any commerce discuss. They had been Amen Thompson and Tari Eason. Amen Thompson is in his second 12 months with Houston after going fourth general within the 2023 NBA draft. As a rookie in 2023-24, Thompson performed in 62 video games and made 23 begins for the Rockets. By 15 video games in 2024-25, Thompson is averaging (11.3) factors, (6.7) rebounds, (2.3) assists, and (1.0) steals. He’s one in all seven gamers who common double-digit scoring numbers for the Rockets.
Houston’s backup SF Tari Eason is one other participant who averages over 10 factors per sport this season with (11.7) by way of 15 video games. That is Eason’s third season with the Rockets. He was the seventh general decide by Houston in 2022. Alongside along with his (11.7) factors, Eason is averaging (6.2) rebounds, (1.1) assists, (1.9) steals, and (1.2) blocks per sport. Each Thompson and Eason are high quality function gamers that the Rockets worth extremely. In addition they used top-10 picks to draft them. Houston needs to present them time to develop earlier than they determine they wish to transfer on. With how the Rockets are taking part in, it doesn’t appear like Thompson or Eason might be moved any time quickly.