The Athletic’s Kelly Iko joins to discuss a season of heightened expectations in Houston. Topics:

• What the Rockets are getting in Fred VanVleet and Dillon Brooks
• Why Nate thinks Amen Thompson is one of the most interesting prospects to enter the league in a long time
• How the Rockets will still rise and fall on the development of Jalen Green, Jabari Smith, Jr., and Alperen Sengun
• And, of course, our predictions for the Rockets’ season

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