The Houston Rockets received votes in multiple categories as part of ESPN’s initial “Summer Forecast” series for the 2024-25 NBA season.
As part of the exercise, ESPN asks a group of its media experts to answer some of the league’s biggest questions heading into the upcoming season. A first-place vote receives five points, a second-place vote gets three points, and a third-place vote gets one.
Monday’s topics include teams likely to have the biggest turnarounds; teams with the most turbulence; and those with the largest questions. The young and improving Rockets — who are coming off a 41-41 season in 2023-24 with the largest annual wins increase (19) of any NBA team — ended up receiving votes in these categories:
- Team Turnaround: Which teams will make a major leap? (The Rockets finished tied for 7th with 6 points.)
- Team Turmoil: Which team will take a tumble this season? (The Rockets finished tied for 13th with 3 points.)
- Which player will get his first All-Star nod? (Rockets center Alperen Sengun finished tied for 8th with 1 point.)
The complete list can be viewed here. ESPN plans to issue another edition of this forecast on Tuesday with predictions for major awards.
