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The Rockets worst outcome next season is to enter the playoffs with the sixth in the West and be eliminated by the Nuggets in the first round

2:58am, 1 October 2025【Basketball】

With Van Vreett's season reimbursement, the Rockets suffered a significant loss in point guard, which will directly affect their record ranking. The worst result next season will be to enter the playoffs as the sixth in the West and then be eliminated by the Nuggets in the first round.

point guard is very important to any team, even if the Nuggets are dominated by Jokic, Murray is also a quasi-All-Star player. If the Rockets hand over No. 1 to Amen Thompson and Sheppard, it is completely unreliable because the former does not shoot, while the latter is still a rookie. The key is that Shin Kyung is not comparable to Jokic in organizing passes.

Next season, the Rockets are very likely to enter the playoffs with sixth place in the West, while the Nuggets are habitually slow to warm up, probably third in the West. The two teams met in the first round. After seven battles, the Rockets were eliminated again.

Of course, this is just a guess. Perhaps the Rockets' performance next season is beyond everyone's expectations, and they can still reach the top three in the Western Conference, then break through the first and second rounds, and reach the Western Conference Finals.

The premise of all this is that Amen Thompson and Shepard have performed beyond expectations, or traded to get a high-quality point guard before February.

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