Welcome back to Five Out, my weekly whirl around the NBA, with a Rockets slant. In today’s Five Out we learn that NBA teams are tanking pre-season, just to be sure.
1 - The Preying Mantis
I wasn’t clear what all the fuss was about. Then I watched the first NBA Showcase game in Las Vegas. 7 made threes, on a good percentage. 7’4”, moves like Ralph Sampson (or for younger readers, Kevin Durant), but shoots, and thinks the game like Yao Ming (Yes, I think if asked Yao could shoot the three, given time.