Houston Rockets News

As All-Star NBA center Dwight Howard enters free agency - after a vastly disappointing season with the Los Angeles Lakers - the upstart Houston Rockets seem to be Lakerland's biggest competition in terms of signing the talented enigma of a big man.

The online ticket resale site StubHub showed just about 3,000 tickets were available for purchase on the secondary markets in Miami for Game 6 of the NBA Finals between the Heat and the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night.

The Rockets have replaced the classics with pop music, and it's not a good development for the arena atmosphere.

Offseason speculation surrounds once again Dwight Howard . He's able to leave the Los Angeles Lakers this summer as an unrestricted free agent.

Leslie Alexander presided over championship teams in his first two seasons as Rockets owner, but his sideline view has been much less fulfilling since.

In three straight drafts, the former Seattle Sonics and eventual Oklahoma City Thunder completely altered the trajectory of their franchise and became the envy of the entire NBA, save perhaps Miami.

The Celtics and Los Angeles Clippers apparently turned Father's Day into Go No Further Day, choosing to leave their stalled trade talks in the same ditch into which they were driven Saturday.

Jeff Gross/Getty Images It's difficult at this point to see the 2012-2013 NBA season from a distance.

I'm going into this post with the belief that the Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award goes to the player who, as the name of the award would suggest, played the best during the NBA Finals series, and that series alone.

The New York Knicks are going to need some extra help in the frontcourt next season, but with their financial restraints, they'll need to get creative to add to the team.

Which Miami Heat team will be on the bus to the AT&T Center for Sunday night's key Game 5? We know what names will be there - LeBron James , Dwyane Wade , Chris Bosh , etc.

The Milwaukee Bucks reportedly picked up the $1.5 million team option for power forward/center Gustavo Ayon .

In today's video of the day C.J. Aiken talks about the 2013 NBA Draft and how he can help a NBA team from ASM Sport's 2013 Pro Day.

If Dwight Howard is determined to leave the Los Angeles Lakers , they must succumb to sign-and-trade rumors to avoid being left empty-handed.

The Rockets' off-season plans begin with their pursuit of a top free agent, starting with Lakers center Dwight Howard, but they don't end there.

Former Santa Clara guard Kevin Foster worked out at the Warriors practice facility Saturday morning and said it would be a dream come true"to play so close to his adopted home.

"The Boston Celtics need a center and should take a sure thing like Gorgui Deing.

With the Cleveland Cavaliers expected to have $18 million in cap room this offseason, the team will have more money to spend than most in the league, and how they choose to use said cap space will affect them for years to come.

Kevin Durant looks on during Round 2 of the 2013 Playoffs. His Thunder lost the series in 5 games.

Chandler Parsons took a major step forward in his second season, as his presence in the Houston Rockets ' starting lineup aided the teams' playoff push.