HOUSTON — In poignant comments after Sunday’s season-finale loss versus Atlanta, Rockets coach Stephen Silas said he was proud of the growth shown by his young team during the 2021-22 year.
Though the Rockets finished with the NBA’s worst record, which secures a top-five draft pick in June, that type of season was largely foreseeable with such a young roster. Rather than wins, the priority was seeing growth from the team’s younger prospects — which Houston definitely did with the likes of third-year guard Kevin Porter Jr. and rookies Jalen Green, Alperen Sengun, and Josh Christopher, among others.
