As the Houston Rockets enter the 2025-26 NBA season, their primary financial priority falls upon extending energizing young player Tari Eason as they attempt to continue to build out their young core.
While there is much uncertainty surrounding these negotiations, especially given their implications for the team's flexibility in re-signing Kevin Durant, Bleach Report's recent contract prediction for Eason, which has him signing a five-year, $110 million deal, represents a bit of an easier pill to swallow for Rockets fans everywhere.
While the deal would pay Eason close to his fair value, it would allow the team as much flexibility as possible moving forward, and, perhaps, this projection could come close to what the reality must ultimately be for Houston.