Hakeem Olajuwon is one of the best 50 players in NBA history. After playing his college basketball for Houston, he then spent 17 out of his 18 years in the NBA with the Houston Rockets. This week, his son (Aziz) announced that he received a scholarship offer from Houston. His post (via X) had over 2,700 likes and 195,000 impressions.

With two-way center N’Faly Dante likely unavailable (ankle), the Rockets will face off against the Trail Blazers and rookie sensation Yang Hansen.

The other top 3-and-D role player on the market, Alexander-Walker, secured even more guaranteed money from the Hawks, who will add the 26-year-old to a wing rotation that includes rising star Jalen Johnson, Most Improved Player Dyson Daniels and 2024 No. 1 overall pick Zaccharie Risacher.

NBA fans are upset as the Golden State Warriors’ roster now resembles more of a lottery team than a genuine title contender.

Since his trade to Houston and the No. 7 jersey choice became official, Kevin Durant is the NBA’s top seller among 2025-26 jerseys, per Fanatics.

After his redshirt season, Nikola Topic finally played for the Thunder. The 19-year-old missed his first year recovering from a partially torn ACL. That dropped him to the No. 12 spot of the 2024 NBA draft. He became the first player in NBA history to win a ring before he logged a stat.