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Don Knock (@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) are joined by Rockets Wire editor Ben DuBose (@BenDuBose) to preview the upcoming NBA schedule release and how they ideally want the Houston Rockets games to be structured for the upcoming season. Then they sort the players on the current roster into tiers of how likely they are to still be on …
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Don Knock (@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) are joined by Andrew Soukup (@asoukuptx) to hold a fantasy draft of all time Rockets players to create a the best modern roster possible. They also selected two Rockets coaches to pair up with their rosters. Which team do you think is the best? Let us know in the replies! #Rockets #Draft #HallO…
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Don Knock (@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) are joined by FinsRocket (@finsrocket) to talk about the recent news that the Houston Rockets have engaged in contract extension talks with guard Kevin Porter Jr. Then they discuss what the ideal players and archetypes to surround Jalen Green and Jabari Smith Jr. would be at the conclusion of t…
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Host Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) is joined by Bradeaux and Will host (@BradeauxNBA) and Frank (@ftank58) to discuss a possible Harden return to Houston in 2023, Alperen Sengun's role within the team next season and the competition for the PF/SF minutes. #Eason #TariEason #Sengun #AlperenSengun #Harden #JamesHarden #Rockets #nba Follow/Subscribe/Li…
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Hosts Paulo Alves and Don Knock are joined by LockedOn Rockets' Jackson Gatlin to discuss who should be the Rockets backup Point Guard, revisiting the Green vs Mobley debate and giving Jalen Green 2k-like ratings. #TyTyWashington #DaishenNix #JalenGreen #EvanMobley #2k23 Follow/Subscribe/Listen Anywhere: https://linktr.ee/ClutchCityCR Subscribe to …
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Don Knock (@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) are joined but Lachard Binkley (@BinkleyHoops) of The DreamShake to talk first about the Rockets third Summer League game against the San Antonio Spurs. Then they discuss a very active day on Rockets Twitter including Josh Christopher going back at a few fans regarding his play in Summer League…
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Hosts Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) and Don Knock (@DonKnock) are joined by Madison Moore (@MadManLeaks) to discuss game 1 of the Rockets in Summer League, going into detail on Jabari Smith, TyTy Washington, Tari Eason and some of the gameplan and coaching. #Rockets #HoustonRockets #Summer #League #Jabari #Smith #JabariSmith #TyTy #TyTy Washington #…
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Hosts Paulo Alves and Don Knock are joined by Locked On Rockets host Jackson Gatlin to discuss the Rockets Assistant coaching hires, potential Scottie Barnes to Houston trades, Summer League predictions and more! #Rockets #Scottie #Barnes #Nets #Raptors #Durant #Jabari #Smith Follow/Subscribe/Listen Anywhere: https://linktr.ee/ClutchCityCR Subscrib…
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Don Knock (@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) are joined by fellow Clutch City Control Room member Will (@BiasedHouston) to talk about the Rockets lone free agency move of re-signing forward Jae'Sean Tate. Then they discuss the implications of Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant requesting a trade on the numerous draft picks that the Nets owe …
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Don Knock (@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) are joined by USA Today Rockets Wire editor Ben DuBose (@BenDuBose) to talk about the Rockets drafting Jabari Smith rather than Paolo Banchero. Then they discuss the Rockets buyout of John Wall and breakdown Tyty Washington's game. Finally they talk about trade possibilities for Eric Gordon and…
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Don Knock (@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) break down each of the Houston Rockets three selections in the 2022 NBA draft. First they talk about converting from supporting Paolo Banchero to Jabari Smith and what they like about Jabari's game. Then they discuss why they were so high on Tari Eason coming into the draft. Finally they analyz…
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Don Knock (@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) talk about the most recent Houston Rockets NBA draft rumors and how GM Rafael Stone is handling the possible smokescreens by Oklahoma City Thunder GM Sam Presti about liking Duke forward Paolo Banchero. Next they talk about potential trades the Rockets could make during the NBA draft, even pote…
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Don Knock (@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) are joined by Itamar Roit (@Itamar_17_10) to break down the Christian Wood trade from the Houston Rockets to the Dallas Mavericks. In the second segment they discuss plater that the team could take with the 26th overall pick if the Rockets wind up keeping the pick. In the final segment they cov…
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Don Knock (@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) are joined by Kayln (@Kay_2wice) to talking about some of the latest Houston Rockets news including Duke Forward Paolo Banchero working out for the Rockets and Jalen Green and Kevin Porter Jr. on vacation together. Next they discuss a possible Jae'Sean Tate contract extension and what a contrac…
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Don Knock (@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) are joined by Ben DuBose (@BenDuBose) of USA Today's Rockets Wire to discuss Christian Wood's recent comments at the Astros game regarding a potential contract extension with the Houston Rockets. Jabari Smith reportedly will not work out for the Rockets and they speculate on whether he could st…
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Hosts Don Knock (@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) are joined by Jackson Gatlin (@JTGatlin) founder of Clutch City Control Room and Host of Locked On Rockets to discuss what types of players the Houston Rockets should place around a franchise cornerstone pairing of Jalen Green and Duke Forward Paolo Banchero. In the last segment they play…
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This pod was uploaded with only the first segment audio playable. This has been fixed for those who haven't heard the full version. Thank you for you patience with our technical difficulties. Hosts Don Knock(@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) are joined by surprise guest J. Dubb (@TheMindOfJDubb) to discuss the recent report by Jonathan Gi…
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What wing should the Houston Rockets select with the 17th pick in the NBA Draft? Host Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) is joined by Bradeaux and Will Show host William Fortson (@BiasedHouston) and special guest Nathan Grubel (@DraftDeeper) to discuss Scouting principles, what the Rockets should do at pick 17 and who's the best pick at number 3. #NBA #D…
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Hosts Don Knock (@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) are joined by Clutch City Control Room founder and host of Locked on Rockets Jackson Gatlin (@JTGatlin) to talk about Rockets guard Jalen Green's recent interview with Bill Simmons of The Ringer. They touch on Jalens responses about the overtime win against the Los Angeles Lakers, what Ja…
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Hosts Don Knock (@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) are joined by Ben DuBose (@BenDuBose) of USA Today's Rockets Wire to recap the thrilling NBA Draft Lottery in which the Houston Rockets received the third overall pick. They predict the draft order of the top 5 selections and then discuss some possible trade up and trade down options for …
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Host Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) is joined by Madison Moore (@MadManLeaks) and Parker Ainsworth (@painsworth512) to live react to the NBA Lottery from the Rockets perspective, followed by their thoughts on how it might impact the Rockets draft strategy. #NBA #NBADraft #Lottery #DraftLottery #Draft #Houston #Rockets #HoustonRockets #Pick #Prospect …
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Don Knock (@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves(@PauloAlvesNBA) are joined by Nathan Fogg(@NathanFogg1) to cover a variety or Rockets draft topics after first taking a look at Rockets head coach Stephen Silas and how his offense developed over the last season. Chet Holmgren's fit with Alperen Sengun is examined and then Nathan tells Paulo and Don when the Ro…
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Hosts Don Knock (@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) are joined by Clutch City Control Room Founder Jackson Gatlin (@JTGatlin) to finish their grading of Rafael Stone's trade as the general manager of the Houston Rockets. Part two picks up following the James Harden trade to the Brooklyn Nets. Part one can be found here: PART 1 #Rockets #NB…
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Hosts Don Knock (@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) are joined by Ben DuBose (@BenDuBose) of USA Today's Rockets Wire to conduct their second Houston Rockets centric 2022 NBA mock draft of the offseason. After making the selections, they discuss what the Rockets rotation would look like with the two new draft picks and preview a few trades…
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Hosts Don Knock (@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) are joined by Andrew Soukup (@asoukuptx) to first debate whether the Houston Rockets should hold on to forward Christian Wood and possibly even sign him to an extension. Then they discuss the possibility of the Rockets drafting Gonzaga forward Chet Holmgren if the team secures a top 3 pic…
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Don Knock (@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) are joined by J Dubb (@TheMindOfJDubb) to first introduce J Dubb to the YouTube and podcast audience and talk about how he became a Rockets fan. Then the show transitions into mock drafting the first 17 picks in the 2022 NBA Draft. The Rockets, of course, will have pick number 17 as well as a g…
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Don Knock (@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) are joined by Clutch City Control Room Founder Jackson Gatlin (@JTGatlin) discuss Kenyon Martin Sr.'s recent appearance on a local radio station where he expressed some discontent with KJ's role on the Rockets up to this point and the lack of winning. Then they give trade grades for Rockets GM …
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Don Knock (@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) are joined by Ben DuBose (@BenDuBose) of USA Today's Rockets Wire to discuss the recent news that University of Kentucky guard Shaedon Sharpe has become eligible for the NBA draft and will enter the draft pool. Then they answer questions from the Rockets Twitter mailbag including what they woul…
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Don Knock (@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) are joined by Dave Hardisty (@ClutchFans) of ClutchFans to give a brief history of the site and talk about Don's experience posting there. A recent report by Kelly Iko regarding potential figures for contract extensions for Kevin Porter Jr. and Jae'Sean Tate is discussed. Finally, the trio talk…
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Hosts Don Knock (@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) are joined by the founder of Clutch City Control Room and host of Locked on Rockets, Jackson Gatlin (@JTGatlin) to discuss Bill Simmons recent disparaging comments about Rockets star rookie guard Jalen Green. Then the trio give their lists of who they would select for the All-Rookie 1st t…
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Don Knock (@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) talk about Paulo's once in a lifetime trip to Houston to watch a Rockets game and experience the Houston culture. Then they are joined by Itamar (@Itamar_17_10) to discuss the top 5 prospects in the NBA draft and how they would fit on the Rockets. They cover Chet Holmgren, Paolo Banchero, Jabar…
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Don Knock (@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) are joined by Ben DuBose (@BenDuBose) of USA Today's Rockets Wire to talk about Jalen Green's recent stretch of hot play and how he has evolved from his level of play to begin the season. Next they explore who the Rockets franchise cornerstones will be moving forward and who will still be on th…
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Hosts Don Knock (@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) are joined by the founder of Clutch City Control Room and host of Locked on Rockets, Jackson Gatlin (@JTGatlin), to react to the Rockets 118-105 loss against the Brooklyn Nets. They discuss the dual 30 point performances of Kevin Porter Jr. and Jalen Green and the lack of production in th…
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Hosts Don Knock (@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) discuss the pod moving to the Clutch City Control Room network. Then they break down the Rockets loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves with Jalen Green and Josh Christopher each going for more than 30 points. Kevin Porter Jr. had his worst game of turnovers in recent memory. Finally they cat…
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Hosts Don Knock (@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) discuss the Rockets competitive loss to the Phoenix Suns and Jalen Green's recent strong play as well as the Rocket's social media night and the Q&A with Alperen Sengun and Josh Christopher. Then the hosts discuss Gonzaga star Freshman Chet Holmgren's impressive game in the first round of…
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Host Lachard Binkley (@HTOWN4LIFE40) is joined by Okon Antia (@OkeezieSportsPT) and Johnathan Del Palmer (@TweeterDel) to discuss Rockets no show vs Mavs, relive one of the best wins of the year vs the Lakers, who should be a starter next year, and which teams will finish as the top two seeds in each conference. #Rockets #NBA…
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Hosts Don Knock (@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) are joined by repeat Thursday guest Jackson Gatlin (@JTGatlin) to break down the Rockets monumental overtime win against the Los Angeles Lakers. Then they discuss the trip that Paulo will take to Houston from Portugal to watch the last game of the season against the Atlanta Hawks and some…
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Hosts Don Knock (@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves (@PauloAlves) joined by Big E (@KJMartinSZN) to discuss the Rockets recent back to back against the Memphis Grizzlies and the Miami Heat. Then they recap the season KJ Martin has had up to this point. Finally they outline what each of the top 5 prospects need to do to increase their draft position for the…
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Host Lachard Binkley (@HTOWN4LIFE40) is joined by Anthony Duckett (@a_duckett) to discuss Jalen Green's improvement, what we want to see from the Rockets in the last 19 games, and who should be getting playing time to end this year. Also, we break down the rest of the NBA and who do we have finishing at the top of each conference.#Rockets #NBA Be s…
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Hosts Don Knock (@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) are joined by Will aka Biased Houston (@BiasedHouston) to talk about the Rockets recent loss at the hands of the Utah Jazz. Then the trio talk about whether KJ Martin has earned a chance to start. Finally they discuss the recent Twitter uproar about the future of head coach Stephen Silas.…
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Hosts Don Knock (@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) are joined by NBA draft and G League expert DB Hooper (@DBHooper_) to talk about the G League Ignite prospects that played in the recent rising stars game. They also talk about the top three prospects in the draft for the Rockets. Finally they cover potential prospects for the Rockets lat…
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Host Lachard Binkley (@HTOWN4LIFE40) is joined by Brit Robotista (@britrobotista) and Tony Cole (@coletrain_tnt) to discuss the Rockets highs and lows this All-Star Weekend. Also how the young core of the team has looked so far in the first half of the season and what to expect far as rotation and playing time going forward for the rest of the seas…
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Hosts Don Knock (@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) are joined by James Piercey (@JamesPiercey11) of The Dreamshake to talk about the Rockets recent game against the rival Utah Jazz and the team's recent signing of G League guard Daishen Nix. They also speak about the rise of the 'Schroeder cult' following the guard's acquisition from the …
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Host Lachard Binkley (@HTOWN4LIFE40) is joined by Mark Schindler (@MSchidnlerNBA), writer for @basketbllnews to discuss the Rocket's quiet trade deadline, the young core, and the 2022 NBA Draft. They discuss which top player would be the best fit for the Rockets young nucleus.#Rockets #NBA Be sure to check out ApolloHOU.com for homegrown Houston sp…
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Host Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) and ApolloHOU contributor Brad LeBlanc (@BradeauxNBA) are joined by Rockets Twitter member Mr. Boleware (@mrboleware) to discuss the lack of Rockets key trades during the 2022 NBA trade deadline as well as the Rockets game against the Toronto Raptors They also discuss the implications of the James Harden trade from…
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Hosts Don Knock (@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) are joined by Will aka BiasedHouston (@BiasedHouston) to preview the upcoming trade deadline from the Houston Rockets perspective. They talk about the contracting trade market for Eric Gordon and recent reports that the Rockets are interested in P.J. Washington. Then they speculate on whe…
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Hosts Don Knock (@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) are joined by Jackson Gatlin (@JTGatlin) to discuss the Rockets recent victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers and their rising rookie Evan Mobley. Then the trio answer some mailbag questions from Twitter.#Rockets #NBAPar Apollo Media
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Host Lachard Binkley (@HTOWN4LIFE40) is joined by Bleacher Reports Jake Fischer (@JakeLFischer) to discuss all the latest trade talks on Eric Gordon, Christian Wood, and John Wall. We also discuss the James Harden situation and how it might play out next year which would directly affect the Houston Rockets. #Rockets #NBA Be sure to check out Apollo…
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Host Lachard Binkley (@HTOWN4LIFE40) is joined by fellow Apollo contributor Anthony Duckett (a_duckett) to discuss Jalen Green's recent struggles and if there is any cause for concern. We also talk about the upcoming trade deadline and how the James Harden rumors about him leaving Brooklyn could affect the Rocket's future draft picks.#Rockets #NBA …
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Hosts Don Knock (@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) are joined by Jackson Gatlin (@JTGatlin) to discuss Jalen Green struggling again in the Rockets recent game against the San Antonio Spurs. Then they praise Kevin Porter Jr's continued stretch of excellent point guard play. In the second segment the group debate the merits of Coach Stephen…
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