The Houston Rockets have one of the brightest futures in the NBA. They arguably also have the darkest future in Texas, and the Mavericks' Cooper Flagg is proving it.
It sounds contradictory. If the Rockets have one of the brightest futures in the NBA, they must be one of the best Texas teams. You'd think that.
Unfortunately, the depth of NBA talent that currently resides in the Lone Star State is patently absurd. Rockets fans already cringed when the Spurs were lucky enough to draft Victor Wembanyama.
Now, history is repeating itself.
Rockets' interstate rivals have a star on their hands
Did you see Cooper Flagg against the Hornets?