Houston Rockets Free Agency Reports & Rumors: Fred VanVleet, Brook Lopez, Dillon Brooks & More
Hosts Roosh Williams (@RooshWilliams) and Jackson Gatlin (@JTGatlin) discuss their reactions to the Houston Rockets hiring Ime Udoka, drafting Amen Thompson and Cam Whitmore and what those two mean for the team moving forward, how the Rockets plan to navigate free agency, breaking down the rumored targets like Fred VanVleet, Brook Lopez and Dillon Brooks and more.
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Bout time, the in person podcast are best so I hope that continues.
Missed this podcast big time
Christian Wood counts. And Christian Wood got us a first rounder + 2 future second rounders ultimately. Tate also counts. And I suspect he'll get us a late first or a couple second round picks here pretty soon. Daniel Theis was the only bust – and Stone corrected course quickly.
About time and turn a light on 😂
Took long enough to bring these two goats together!
Ok cool! I was thinking to myself "what did Roosh say to Jackson that killed the show?" 🤣. Let's go boys! 💯🚀🤘
It’s about damn time guys great to see you two back together lol I’ll write a comment on the topics you talked about later on but it’s good to see you guys back together
WE DO NOT WANT DB
Master who?
Big Rocket Roosh and Jackson The Gun Gatlin let's goooooo!!! You Roosh would you take a chance on Ben Simmons get some more picks from the Nets and maybe Ime can get him back to Dpoy form
Say if you get all 3 right? Who starts at the 2 and who starts at the 4? If I'm Fertita I let this playout until next season. Its nobody worth spending the money for in FA. I'm sorry. Nobody. Not Kyrie, Not Harden, Not Nobody. Get solid back ups thats what you can do and get rid of KPJ contract, its crazy media is opting KJ Martin for trade and not KPJ. I get it because KPJ ain't worth his weight in salary. The team played better with him out of the lineup. KJ was a factor the whole season. KJ was the best 3-pt shooter until he slumped carrying this team from beyond the arc. The emergence of Bari late in the season definitely a better pair with Green and great anchor for Sengun. If we ain't getting rid of KPJ I'm done listening. Let the Young Guns loose and see who wants to join the success after this season.
About time y’all are back
Harden or die for rockets this offseason
Thanks guys! Thoughts on back up center options if we don’t land Lopez?
Roosh, watch the finals. They played against two potential top 10 picks in the 2024 draft, both bigs in Alexandre Sarr and Izan Almansa. Sarr is 7'1" and Almansa is 6'10".
Roosh is the GOAT I'm with you bro I want nothing to do with Dillon Brooks imagine having the best off-season by any team in recent years and you end it with DB the bear poker hell nah lol
Looks like Hou is getting FVV for 2 yrs 83.6 million and Dillon brooks 2 yr 32 million.
Brook Lopez and Bruce Bowen headed to the Lakers
FVV is the main Free agent target… the other is a backup Center to sengun not another wing unless its cam johnson… dont want brooks here… we are building a culture not a circus…
If we miss out on brook lopez… I see jakob poetl as another alternate option…
I agree with everything you guys said about Amen he is oozing with potential he really can be that explosive point guard that we need but man he needs a lot of work with that shot if he can improve that shot or be a decent shooter he can be a multiple time all star.
As for Cam he a low risk high reward type of guy like he has all the talent in the world and if he works out we could have a star level player on our side.
Regarding on free agency glad the rockets stuck to their guns with the contract like there no way you can give Harden the max especially since he older and a bit injury phrone now. Harden gave us some great years he the second best player in Houston Rockets franchise history but those days are over got to move on.
Now for free agency it looks like Dillion Brooks it looks like he pretty much a rocket look I’m not a fan of the move but I get why the Rockets would want him Brooks is a good defender and he could be that tone setter for us but man I don’t know if I can deal with the nonsense with him hope Ime can reel him in.
FVV I like him he can be that mentor and bridge for Amen and Tyty for two years. He can set up the offense a bit and is a decent shooter I think of FVV as a poor man Jalen Burnson he is a steady hand on the team.
As for Lopez he is a unknown at this point if I had to guess he going back to the Bucks and if that happens the rockets need to get a decent backup either trade for Capela or get Plumbee and Bamba on the cheap as a backup.
All in all great epsiode fellas got to do another one soon you guys are great together
Can you imagine the amen/Mobley PnR that could’ve been…
Anyone else get an ad popping up like every 90 seconds? Wtf
Why would we target Dillon brooks over grant Williams
What do you think about BigYurt? Just dropped Miami didn' give him a new contract. Suprised me for he got size, he is strong as ox and a monster on boards. He was a huge factor keeping Miami on track last season. Can he be a good fit?
Nice pod
Been a year I think
Let’s hope we get Lopez, FVv and Cam or I’ll be okay with Dillon.
Deep down I want us to sign Dillon and Kuzman so that Jackson has to shave his hair. Lol 😂
Glad you guys are back to it! Great episode and easily the best intro/outro beat of any podcast
Jae'Sean Tate was a free agent and Mason Jones was also. I was really pissed when I heard the Rockets were after FVV but I come to realize it is probably our best move since we have been so bad the last 3 years this is about all we can get. We have a bunch of Alpha males on the team and bringing in Fred clearly determines who is the head honcho on the court. Even if we get Fred, Dillon and maybe Jaxson Hayes or whoever, I don't see us winning more than about 33 games. But at least it's a step forward. I hope Amen works out. Really wanted Taylor Hendricks. I guess Tari can play some power forward.
Can we just please have Pat Bev back for the culture
HOU need rotational piece center like Jakob Poeltl or Thomas Bryant. I don’t mind get FVV for 2 yr deal if thing don’t work out we can trade him season after for salary dump. Rockets are in the spot where we got too much potential without proven talents. This year will show who’s gonna be in or out real fast.
Great episode. Yall recording in the same spot was hilarious. Made for great chemistry. Appreciate yall doing another video for the people. Loved the analogy by Roosh about the Harden return. I've made that exact reference so I agree. Also shout out to the Brook Lopez interview reference as well. Seems Roosh is on the same page as me. Hope we can land Brook Lopez just seems unlikely. Hopefully we don't have to wait 8 months for the next video 😂 Thanks again guys!
Yall just keep supplying me with more consumption for a Straight Rockets junkie!.. Love the channel!
130 mill for 3 yrs is crazy
roosh spot on on dillon
Next vid in 8 months