The Houston Rockets have garnered universal praise for their offseason. An NBA legend who once played for the team is joining that chorus. Charles Barkley thinks the Rockets are the second-best team in the Western Conference heading into 2025-26.
"If you had to rank 'em in order, I'd go OKC, Rockets, Denver."
- Charles Barkley on The Bill Simmons Podcast
This is serendipitous. SpaceCityScoop just published a piece comparing the Rockets' acquisition of Durant to their acquisition of Barkley back in 1996.