Why Steven Adams can help unlock potential of young Rockets

Steven Adams #4 and Ja Morant #12 of the Memphis Grizzlies during the first half against the Sacramento Kings at FedExForum on November 22, 2022 in Memphis, Tennessee.The Houston Rockets didn't make an addition for their 2023-24 roster before February's trade deadline, but they still added one player who could have a major impact next season. Enter Steven Adams, a big man plenty familiar to Houston fans after a decade spent with the Oklahoma City Thunder, New Orleans Pelicans and Memphis Grizzlies.

Adams, who is currently rehabbing from a knee surgery he underwent in October 2023, spoke with the media in Houston for the first time since the Rockets acquired him in exchange for veteran guard…