38-year-old Rockets forward Jeff Green intends to play two more seasons in the league — and he hopes both are with Houston, writes Matt Young of The Houston Chronicle.
Green is an unrestricted free agent this summer, after agreeing to a two-year, $16MM deal with the Rockets upon winning his first title for Denver in 2023.
The 6’8″ pro played the most reduced role he ever has during his 17 healthy NBA seasons. Across 32 contests, the Georgetown alum averaged 5.4 PPG, 1.8 RPG and 0.6 APG in 12.4 MPG. He was not a part of head coach Ime Udoka‘s rotations in the playoffs.
There’s more out of the Lone Star State:
Following an encouraging 2024/25 season that included their first playoff stint since the James Harden days, the Rockets could be in for an intriguing offseason. In a new piece, Danielle Lerner of The Houston Chronicle unpacks contract details of all Houston players this summer.
The Mavericks reportedly intend to hold on to the No. 1 pick in this month’s draft, but ESPN’s Bobby Marks, Zach Kram, Kevin Pelton and Andre Snellings cook up several trade ideas that could convince Dallas to reconsider. Proposed offers include an asset deal with San Antonio, a four-team blockbuster with Cleveland, the Lakers and Chicago, and a Suns deal that would send Devin Booker to Dallas.
In a new reader mailbag, Christian Clark of The Athletic believes that former Duke forward Cooper Flagg, the anticipated top pick in the draft, could be good enough to compete for a deep playoff run if they can find a new guard to fill in for Kyrie Irving in the short-term but also mesh alongside him if he can be back in time for the postseason. Clark believes that, should 2025/26 go south, the team’s front office could look to rebuild around Flagg and ditch aging stars Irving and Anthony Davis. Elsewhere in the mailbag, Clark breaks down the fits of Jrue Holiday, Lonzo Ball, and Coby White as potential lead guard fits while Irving recovers from his ACL tear.