The Houston Rockets Are Trying To Hide This From Us.. | NBA Draft News (Tari Eason, Jabari Smith Jr)

The Houston Rockets came out of the 2022 NBA Draft feeling better than most teams probably did. After having three first-round selections and landing Jabari Smith Jr out of Auburn, Tari Eason from LSU and TyTy Washington form Kentucky, they only add to the plethora of young talent alongside guys like Jalen Green, Kevin Porter Jr, Alperen Sengun, etc. But something about this draft class for the Rockets is going unnoticed.
While most of the attention, rightfully so, has gone to Jabari Smith Jr as he was one of the top prospects in this class, their ‘steal’ of the NBA Draft could be in their selection of Tari Eason. Tari Eason has been turning heads all throughout the summer, whether this be at the Houston Rockets Summer League, the Crawsover or Drew League Pro-Ams, or even in summer workouts & scrimmages, Tari Eason is looking like a hidden GEM.
The 2022-23 Houston Rockets will easily be one of the more entertaining teams to watch in the NBA for many reasons, but Tari Eason, Jabari Smith Jr, & TyTy Washington only add to the reasons to watch this team. As the Rockets 2022 training camp is right around the corner, the anticipation grows to see how the Houston Rockets draft class will perform at the NBA level.
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[@HoopsDigest]

Predict the Houston Rockets record this season 🤔

[@luketynan1452]

GREAT question! Considering the tight-knit race we can expect for playoff seeding in 22-23, I think the rockets will have a better season than what it will appear on paper. Starters ~ G: Porter Jnr G: J. Green F. Tate F. Smith Jnr C. Sengun Depth pieces G: Eric Gordon G: Christopher G: Mathews F: Eason F: Nwaba F/C: Fernando C: Marjanovic Likely not a "winning now" team, there is a lot of potential and mystery on display, making the team exciting to watch. Even if there won't be a lot of wins on offer. The key will be keeping young guys, used to winning, engaged for the long term. I think they keep A LOT of games close through the season and will be better than the standings show. Keys will be: maturation mid-season, remaining on the same page, and keeping healthy over the 82-game grind. QUESTION: Can they dig out some big wins early - before the dust settles and the top teams start locking into 'playoff seeding mode?' As the playoff race starts to tighten up in late Jan/early Feb, they will likely be on the outside looking in, but I wouldn't be too surprised if they're not far off that 10th seed play-in spot. Considering that several teams will drop back: Spurs, Utah, Thunder. Several teams still have big question marks: Lakers, Portland, Kings. If they push for it, I think there is an opportunity to slip in for Houston. PROJECTING somewhere between 30/34 wins on the season. RECORD 31 - 51

[@MrNiceGuy1818]

@@luketynan1452 usman looked good in eurobasket i can see him getting playing time before nwaba. .

[@kingtai9341]

0-82 fingers crossed

[@luketynan1452]

@@MrNiceGuy1818 Awesome! I thought he got injured in Euro? Definitely add him into that rotation! ^_^

[@sardonumspa6033]

26-56

[@hazorg16]

Houston has landed two back-to-back top 3 pick with great potentials and also managed to get lottory calibre players from 16th and 17th picks for two consecutive years as well. Sengun and Eason are gonna be X-factors for Rockets' future, imo.

[@wheatiesbowl110]

As a rockets fan I think Tari will be great for the team and honestly wouldn’t be surprised if he outshines Jabari Smith Jr.

[@jikazuku]

Stretch

[@byronparker4088]

interesting point

[@nolimit4484]

You stretched it. Jabari a way better defender. And 3 point shooter

[@forex2easy714]

He will

[@wheatiesbowl110]

@@nolimit4484 I would say Tari looks equal to or better than Jabari on D and can create for himself unlike Jabari

[@troybryant2187]

Tariq’s game actually reminds me of a young Kawhi. A defensive minded forward that can create for himself. About the same size large hands minus the awkwardness. They were drafted around the same pick too. A lot of potential. I would say his ceiling looks at least like Jimmy Butler but I can see him playing similar to the Klaw.

[@jamarcusrichardson5411]

Hopefully his floor is jimmy b and ceiling is a more athletic/shooter than kawhi

[@jesstothez9ogaming441]

He does have alot of kawhi in his game

[@bigradwolf5001]

No q

[@_Michael_Scott]

That’s why you need to trade Tari Eason to the Pacers (the Pacers traded Kawhi) for Myles Turner- and then the basketball universe will be back in order (stupid Pacers should’ve taken him with the sixth pick!)

[@jamarcusrichardson5411]

@@_Michael_Scott booooo boy hell nah we not trading tari

[@frigidtsunami]

Not a Rocket's fan, but low key Its exciting to watch this young talented core. If it all gels, it can be one crazy team full of young hoopers.

[@barker8212]

Yeah bro as a rockets fan it’s super exciting

[@rickyeager5762]

This team is screaming to bust out!!!!

[@barker8212]

@@rickyeager5762 your mom Is screaming to bust out!!!!

[@wuzi7049]

If everyone develops like people are hoping for the rockets. Then I expect Eason to start the season coming off the bench as the 3 behind Tate, but end the season as the starting 3. With Tate becoming the sixth man, and basically running the second unit.

[@Mrnappy13]

That's what I'm hoping for I'm not a fan of Tate he is undersized for his position

[@samn90834]

@@Mrnappy13 considering his strength and wingspan he definitely isn’t undersized for a small forward. He played the 4 a lot last year and mostly held up defensively

[@ecobean3440]

Tari Eason is a beast! NBA All-Rookie 1st team

[@peggyhaugabrooks9742]

If this is true then......Houston, we have a "Silent Killer" on this young team, and I can't wait to witness it. God bless him, and God bless the Houston Rockets! Let's go to work gentlemen!❤

[@Htown511]

He needs to be a day 1 starter

[@firstandten5461]

I'm a LSU fan and the only reason he came off the bench is bc of foul trouble he was by far the best player on the team

[@n00bstude]

Tari is too talented to hit the g league - KJ is probably out and I wouldn’t be surprised if the starting 5 at the end of the year is Al P, Jabari, Tari, Jalen, and KPJ. So much talent!

[@nguyen925]

Eason looked really motivated and effective in the summer league. Can't wait to see him after the Rockets give him minutes!

[@bigradwolf5001]

The first most important thing to happen is for Jalen Green to improve his 1v1 defense with better lateral moves and body strength.

[@guruj3094]

Tari and Jabari will be an insane forward duo defensively, while Green scores like 25+ in five years Sengün & Christopher will be good role players could be next big team in west

[@MrNiceGuy1818]

Nah i can see alperen being an borderline all star at worst . Dude is crazy

[@bigradwolf5001]

@@MrNiceGuy1818 He's a PF but forced to play CR. Boban at CR is not the solution because he can't run with the rest of this team. LOL.

[@barker8212]

@@MrNiceGuy1818 nah sengun can play at c. He works well with how the rockets play

[@MrNiceGuy1818]

@@barker8212 what the hell are you even talking man 😂😂

[@barker8212]

@@MrNiceGuy1818 ? Tf u mean?

[@BeyondBasketballTxTV]

I’m a Diehard Houston Rockets fan… with that being said, Tari will get some run with the main team. Will start out off the bench. Maybe a little G League time just depending on team’s depth. But Tari will be starting by the end of the season

[@barker8212]

I agree, but I don’t think they would send him all the way down to the g

[@studbunny1185]

I do have to say he ain't shying away from those big plays

[@cesarmendiola937]

As a rockets fan it’s tuff in Houston

[@dangaba424]

looking great........🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀

[@spacetradez9780]

they way Silas likes to slowly bring in rookies i can def see Tari in the G-league for the first month or so of the season along with Ty Ty who may be down there a little longer.. but i fully expect Tari to be in the rotation getting around 15 mins a night after all star break.. hopefully he plays himself into the rotation to start the season tho bc he's gonna be a big piece to this teams defense for the future

[@akiles7681]

Rockets got a deep foster full of young talent. It’s gonna be so fun watching them grow into who they need to be and fine tune their abilities as time progresses. I’m incredibly excited to see this happen as a rockets fan. We “sacrificed” good/ great players for rebuilding in the future at the time and it’s starting to payoff. Hopefully everything goes as planned and these kids stay healthy

[@Chefboryardboi]

I showed there potential last season. I think they should make the playoffs too from the glimpses I saw last season especially if they can stay consistent as a team. I like Pistons too. I don’t know what’s wrong OKC I think they’re cursed or sum ish fr

[@marcotero679]

youre a damn legend for realizing this

[@bobbyohalterego4102]

Yeah no question about it. Houston could have very well gotten the steal of the draft with Eason.

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[@nbapbaupdate8338]

Houston need trade Eric Gordon & Derrick Favor for future 1st round pick 🔥🔥🔥

[@deeblueeowens4143]

They need to keep them boys together for 6 years straight.

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[@DynamoGooner]

Rockets aren't hiding anything from anyone. Yall just don't wanna see it.

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[@texassports6562]

Scoot-JG-Tari-Bari-ALp should be starting 5! That’s the future. Add TyTy-JGup-Tate-KJ-Garuba should be 2nd unit

[@rickyeager5762]

Tari Eason is a BEAST

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[@oldmanballer5088]

With his rebounding and defensive abilities he definitely won’t be a bust. If that’s all he did he’d have a very good rookie year. I see his scoring ability and I think it translates to this level and he’s gonna be a nice pickup for Houston

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[@philpelle3]

I can see Tari as the future starting 3 for the Rockets. This will be a big year for KPJ. Al P, Jalen and Jabari are locks at their positions. KPJ needs to show he can be the guard that can blend all these individual talents together. Either Gordon or Tate will start at the 3 spot this season but Tari will be starting in the not so distant future in my opinion.

[@Cody-qg3rr]

I just want us to have a chance at drafting Wembanyama or Henderson

[@barker8212]

Do we really need one of them tho?

[@jameslucas4173]

This could be a promising rebuild for the 🚀

[@francoa.9646]

Its definitely looking much better than anyone thought at this stage.

[@BossNerd]

Yes, Tari is as good as you say, but his energy level is probably not sustainable over a full NBA season. I hope I am wrong but he will have to be limited in his minutes. Rockets win at least 30 games this year - Shengun is going to look good next to Jabari. Their biggest issue is going to be what to do with Kevin Porter Jr. He's not the point guard they need - perhaps he can play more like a 3 versus a 1. Do NOT overlook Tyty. He was misused in college. He is going to surprise everyone - he will be the Rockets starting point guard someday.

[@garybankston9319]

I think the Rockets will get 27 wins. They could get as high as 35 but I bet on 27. I picked the Rockets to get 19 wins last season and they got 20. I'm excited to see how fast Jabari and Tari will pick up the switching defense and if we can finally defend the paint. Not having a point guard that can distribute the ball to the hot hand will be our weakness, especially on the second string, and I expect to lead the league in turnovers from the point guard position. That will open up some time at point guard for TW by the end of the year.

[@francoa.9646]

You’re predicting wins on seasons we are intentionally tanking??

[@jayopayke8846]

As a Rockets fan I feel like Tari might start with the same treatment that sengun got last year. Hopefully it doesn’t take Silas too as long to start tari tho

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[@chipmunk1227]

As a 🚀 fan I'm excited but rumor has it they are tanking one more year so it doesn't really matter what they do this year honestly. It's so disappointing

[@jeremygutierrez8943]

Heard that this guy has no left hand. If he can prove that wrong he’s scary😳

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[@briansmithart4199]

We will not see the true Houston team until next year after they finish tanking trying to get the big fella at in the Lottery. I say do not get to excited yet over Eason, Green, Smitty, and Sengoon, etc..

[@benjaminhuds3201]

Sometimes it’s not just summer league

[@nilesmaxwell758]

I wanted Knicks to get Tari smh

[@studbunny1185]

Naw fam,Jaden Hardy gonna be the steal of this year

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[@jasonhooper8944]

It's just summer league! Not a big deal!

[@nolimit4484]

You have a point. But it shows flashes of a player. Jabari smith and tari Eason looked great defensively. They shut down the #2 pick.

[@GM14218]

Ok but he put up 17 off the bench in college. I don’t watch college but all I heard was how great of a defender he is. That plus 17 off the Bench. Ur right, summer league doesn’t mean shit. But that does.

[@studbunny1185]

The rockets got good/great players but they are all young,if only Eric Gordon wasn't such booty. He might be able to teach them a thing

[@francoa.9646]

Wasnt such booty? Translation?

[@ovithegreat8817]

It’s just Summer League

[@lazydadsgarage]

Well this hasn't aged well early in the season

[@theretrosavage]

He'll be fine

[@mymindtattedalready9257]

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[@rgtamayo]

Rockets gonna be the 7th seed

[@judoka.]

damn it why’d you make this video, we are trying to hide him.

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[@makkenji6053]

Keegan Murray though

[@Clarkthefaceofwnba]

James worthy ?

[@Jman109]

He won't play in the G League. He'll be with the big club and getting meaningful minuets

[@MrReece9]

Knowing the Rockets these days, they'll have him playing completely out of position.

[@judoka.]

?

[@danielbullman2035]

Sp ho TV fd duo

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[@LixtianShanghai]

Eason will become a better player than Jabri, mark my words

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[@caseyfarrell5760]

It’s just summer league

[@eleveninfinityx]

it's just summer league

[@shawndaniels4532]

Rockets should trade Kevin Martin for Johnathan kumm

[@meetdavid2024]

Warriors will say no lmao

[@nolimit4484]

Warriors would say no even tho kuminga ain’t gon be shi. And they will never play him. Only in blow outs

[@GM14218]

I feel they should trade Garrison Mathews for Giannis

[@GM14218]

@@nolimit4484 lmao he was a rookie on the championship team. Him and moody barely played but both are really, really good and their rolls will increase this year

[@SheLuvsShawn]

@@juliansearcie1758 KJ Martin is another Gary Payton for y’all, so it’s not like they won’t.

[@EtanMS22]

Can't take all the filler content and stuff about the channel itself. I'm almost 3 minutes in and still haven't learned anything at all about the player this video is actually about. I guess this is the KZbin equivalent of tldr.

[@uprightape100]

Nope.

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