The Houston Rockets are contenders again after over five years of irrelevance. This team has a different culture from the last contending Houston team, but some similarities tie the teams together.

Jalen Green enters a transition with the Phoenix Suns that a lot of young players go through and will continue to go through.

You've got to feel for Reed Sheppard. If a player goes with the third pick in the draft, they're almost guaranteed a starting role. But Sheppard might have been ...