{"id":163333,"date":"2025-10-19T11:04:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T15:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=163333"},"modified":"2026-04-22T17:19:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T21:19:25","slug":"houston-rockets-2025-26-predictions-five-just-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/10\/19\/houston-rockets-2025-26-predictions-five-just-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Just For Fun: 5 Houston Rockets 2025-26 Predictions"},"content":{"rendered":"

The NBA season is only a few days away. A Houston Rockets offseason of mounting anticipation since the Kevin Durant<\/a> signing will finally be over. There\u2019s also just time for a few last-minute predictions; some good, some not so good, some likely, some a little less so.<\/p>\n

5 Houston Rockets 2025-26 Predictions<\/h2>\n

Here are five final Houston Rockets 2025-26 predictions.<\/p>\n

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Apr 20, 2025; Houston, Texas, USA; Houston Rockets center Steven Adams (12) talks with center Alperen Sengun (28) after a play during the third quarter against the Golden State Warriors at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Prediction #1: Rockets Triple-Bigs Will Lead Team In +\/-<\/h3>\n

Rockets head coach Ime Udoka loves to play double bigs<\/a>. However, this season, he’ll have three starting-caliber centers on the roster: All-Star Alperen Sengun<\/a>, potential starter Steven Adams<\/a>, and likely reserve Clint Capela<\/a>. So why not triple down and go triple bigs?<\/p>\n

Clearly, a Sengun-Adams-Capela lineup would have some serious limitations. Adams and Capela can’t really score more than five feet out from the basket. Sengun’s not exactly a stretch big either, 75.8 percent of his field goals being taken within 10 feet. A third big on the court will run out of interior space to defend in a zone, or lurk in ominously on offense.<\/p>\n

Yet, the Sengun-Adams duo had a +5.0 on-court rating last season, second to only Sengun departed big man Jock Landale<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Houston’s two-man lineups<\/a>. The trio of Sengun, Adams and Capela will be played together, at least very sparingly. The lineup could be utilized situationally, such as late in games or quarters, to snare rebounds off of free-throw misses. That none of the three are excellent free-throw shooters themselves might put some dents in this otherwise flawless late-game strategy. Regardless, fans will be happy to cheer the trio.<\/p>\n

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Oct 14, 2025; Birmingham, Alabama, USA; New Orleans Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado (15) and Houston Rockets guard-forward Amen Thompson (1) are pulled apart after a skirmish during an NBA preseason game at Legacy Arena at BJCC. Mandatory Credit: Vasha Hunt-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Prediction #2: Rockets Will Lead NBA In Fights\/Suspensions<\/h3>\n

Amen Thompson<\/a> has already managed to get himself into one fight before the season even started. Scuffle<\/em> might be a more appropriate term.<\/p>\n