There are the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Houston Rockets and the Memphis Grizzlies atop the NBA’s Western Conference. Then, as head coach Steve Kerr reiterates to the Golden State Warriors, there’s every other Western Conference playoff contender.

Since Houston sits near the top of the conference standings as the No. 2 seed in the West, they may seek a more consistent scoring option at the forward position like Andrew Wiggins. To Wiggins’ credit, he’d still give Houston plenty of defensive production.

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Alperen Sengun delivered another stellar performance in the Houston Rockets' 125-103 road win over the Portland Trail Blazers

However, the Suns aren’t racing to trade Durant, and the Rockets are content with developing the promising assets on their roster, making it unrealistic for the Texas product to suit up for Houston this season.

Jonathan Kuminga is making strides in his recovery and awaits for his future with the Golden State Warriors as he prepares for the NBA regular season.

Thursday's game at Sacramento was Houston's second on TNT this season (the first was an NBA Cup quarterfinal win over Golden State in December). Kevin Harlan had the play-by-play duties for that game, and he came away impressed, even considering the loss.

Steve Kerr warns against mortgaging the Golden State Warriors' future in trades, echoing Stephen Curry and Draymond Green.

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr emphasized struggling and fighting for wins. On Thursday, Golden State accomplished such goals in its 107-104 win over the Detroit Pistons. However, Stephen Curry still strives to fulfill an individual objective. After the win over Detroit, Curry revealed his goal for the 2024-25 season.

DeMar DeRozan scored 33 points and Domantas Sabonis recorded his league-leading 36 th double-double of the season to lead the Kings to a 132-127 victory over the Houston Rockets on Thursday at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.

The Houston Rockets play against the Washington Wizards at Capital One Arena The Houston Rockets are spending $6,750,940 per win while the Washington Wizards are spending $26,775,690 per win Game