Michael A. Scotto, national NBA writer for HoopsHype, joined our podcast to discuss the latest offseason rumors surrounding the Houston Rockets and their 2023 draft and free agency plans.

Is general manager Rafael Stone increasingly set on selecting Amen Thompson at No. 4 overall? In a conversation with Ben DuBose and Paulo Alves, Scotto offers fresh insight on that and other draft considerations, including trade possibilities to move up or down in the first-round order and for a veteran player from another team.

The interview then switches gears to free agency, with topics ranging from Houston’s long-rumored pursuit of James Harden to whether restricted free agents such as Brooklyn’s Cam Johnson and Austin Reaves of the Los Angeles Lakers are potentially attainable.