The 2023-24 Houston Rockets were significantly better than expected, as they won 41 games, while they were predicted to win roughly 32 games by the Vegas oddsmakers.
The Houston Rockets will look to make upgrades this offseason after finishing outside of the playoff picture with a 41-41 record. While the team is happy with the core they have in place, there are still adjustments to be made.
A Tale of Two Mullets. You knew it would be me writing this one, didn’t you? Yes, it’s the season recap of The Barnet From Down Under, the Aussie Legend, the MulletMan himself, Jock Landale.
Speaking up after the 127-117 win over the Bulls on Thursday, Rockets big man Jock Landale had a message for his teammate Dillon Brooks, who was ejected from the game after 25 minutes of play.
Jock Landale spent the majority of the 2023-24 season receiving sporadic minutes in coach Ime Udoka's rotation. And when Udoka called upon his name, there were moments Landale did not play beyond 10 minutes.
The NBA trade deadline is three weeks away and the Houston Rockets are expected to be a buyer for the first time in four years. It remains to be seen exactly who the Rockets will acquire, but there's reason to believe that the center position could be addressed.
In 2020-21, the Houston Rockets ranked 27th of 30 teams in defensive rating. This year, they're the fourth-best.
SAN ANTONIO — Jock Landale will miss his first game of the 2023-24 season Friday night when the Houston Rockets close their two-game road trip against the San Antonio Spurs. Coach Ime Udoka announced that Landale is in the league's concussion protocol after he was hit in the head twice during Wednesday's season-opening loss to the Orlando Magic.
The Houston Rockets spent the entire 2022-23 season without a reliable backup center to Alperen Sengun. But due to the near $64 million in cap space, the Rockets signed one of the top backup big men with the free agency acquisition of Jock Landale.
During the Australian national team's 88-67 victory over South Sudan on Aug. 10, Houston Rockets center Jock Landale suffered a left ankle injury. At the time, Australia coach Brian Goorjian admitted that Landale was unlikely to travel with the team to Japan for the FIBA Basketball World Cup.
During the Australian national team's 88-67 victory over South Sudan on Aug. 10, Houston Rockets center Jock Landale suffered a left ankle injury. At the time, Australia coach Brian Goorjian admitted that Landale was unlikely to travel with the team to Japan for the FIBA Basketball World Cup.
New Rockets big man Jock Landale suffered a left ankle injury on Thursday while playing for the Australian national team in an exhibition game against South Sudan in Melbourne.
The Houston Rockets surprised many in free agency when they signed Phoenix Suns center Jock Landale to a four-year, $32 million deal. Only the first season on Landale's contract is guaranteed, so the deal looks like more than what it actually is.
Landale’s new deal will be worth $32M over four years, according to Charania. However, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN clarifies that only the first season will be fully guaranteed.
The new CBA could prove to work against teams like the Phoenix Suns, but they seem to have some backup plans. With the current roster having a lot of gaping holes, the Suns have tendered qualifying offers to both center Jock Landale and guard Saben Lee, per Spotrac’s Keith Smith.
Nikola Jokic scored 53 points. It wasn’t enough to keep the Suns from evening their second-round series.
Deandre Ayton has been the subject of a great deal of criticism during the Phoenix Suns’ Western Conference semifinals series against the Denver Nuggets, and one of his teammates has heard enough.
Following the Suns’ bounce-back win against the Nuggets on Friday, backup C Jock Landale had some words to say about the recent criticism Deandre Ayton has received.
Phoenix Suns center Jock Landale is a feel good story for the ages. Landale, an Australian born basketball player, all but locked the backup center position on the Suns after his impressive performance in the final preseason game against the Sacramento Kings.
Phoenix Suns center Jock Landale is no stranger to new environments. Since hitting a growth spurt as a boy in Australia, his journey to the NBA has taken several different routes.
Jock Landale has been a huge bright spot for the Phoenix Suns so far this offseason. Sunday night’s loss to the Adelaide 36ers obviously took a lot of the news in Phoenix with a 134-124 upset in a preseason scrimmage to begin their 2022-23 season play.
It's the first time since 2015 that a team from outside the NBA has won a game in an NBA arena since a loaded Fenerbache team beat the Nets.
Perhaps it's fitting Jock Landale's first game in a Phoenix Suns uniform is against Australia's Adelaide 36ers, who compete in the NFL. Landale, Phoenix's
Talk around the Phoenix Suns and their center position filled headlines around this offseason. Deandre Ayton was the hottest name in free agency, and
The Suns have acquired center Jock Landale in a trade with the Hawks, the team announced in a press release. Landale, 26, is 6-foot-11 and was traded by the Spurs to the Hawks on June 30 as part of the Dejounte Murray deal.
There was no movement as of Sunday morning on the Kevin Durant front, according to John Gambadoro of Arizona Sports 98.7, who tweets that Phoenix remains interested but doesn’t want to gut its roster.
The Atlanta Hawks made a quiet roster move for financial reasons yesterday evening. Atlanta is sending center Jock Landale to the Phoenix Suns for cash.
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