The Houston Rockets will continue the final multigame homestand of their 2021-22 season when the Sacramento Kings visit Toyota Center for a pair of games on Wednesday and Friday nights.
With the 2022 NBA playoffs not in the future for either team, both matchups should be unpredictable. With an eye on developing prospects — and perhaps on draft positioning, as well — each franchise has begun resting established veterans like De’Aaron Fox, Domantas Sabonis, Christian Wood, Eric Gordon, and Dennis Schroder. All indications are that those patterns will continue into Wednesday and beyond.
Thus, the results over the next three days are likely to depend on the performances of young players, starting with rookie guards Jalen Green and Davion Mitchell. The Rockets and Kings selected those two at No. 2 and No. 9, respectively, in the first round of the 2021 NBA draft.
