The Launch Pad Podcast - A Houston Rockets Basketball Podcast

Don Knock (@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) are joined by Rockets Wire editor Ben DuBose (@BenDuBose) to preview the upcoming NBA schedule release and how they ideally want the Houston Rockets games to be structured for the upcoming season. Then they sort the players on the current roster into tiers of how likely they are to still be on the team in 3 years and 5 years.

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Don Knock (@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) are joined by Andrew Soukup (@asoukuptx) to hold a fantasy draft of all time Rockets players to create a the best modern roster possible. They also selected two Rockets coaches to pair up with their rosters. Which team do you think is the best? Let us know in the replies!

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Don Knock (@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) are joined by FinsRocket (@finsrocket) to talk about the recent news that the Houston Rockets have engaged in contract extension talks with guard Kevin Porter Jr. Then they discuss what the ideal players and archetypes to surround Jalen Green and Jabari Smith Jr. would be at the conclusion of the Rockets rebuild. Finally they explore some 2023 free agent options if the Rockets aren't able to use their cap space to sign a player to a max level contract.

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Don Knock (@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) are joined but Lachard Binkley (@BinkleyHoops) of The DreamShake to talk first about the Rockets third Summer League game against the San Antonio Spurs. Then they discuss a very active day on Rockets Twitter including Josh Christopher going back at a few fans regarding his play in Summer League and Jabari Smith deactivating his social media accounts. Finally they address a recent report that Donovan Mitchell may be available in trade packages and what the Rockets should do to get involved.

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Don Knock (@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) are joined by fellow Clutch City Control Room member Will (@BiasedHouston) to talk about the Rockets lone free agency move of re-signing forward Jae'Sean Tate. Then they discuss the implications of Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant requesting a trade on the numerous draft picks that the Nets owe to the Rockets. Finally, they discuss a recent report from Keith Pompey that the Phildelphia 76ers GM Daryl Morey remains interested in acquiring Eric Gordon from the Rockets

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Don Knock (@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) are joined by USA Today Rockets Wire editor Ben DuBose (@BenDuBose) to talk about the Rockets drafting Jabari Smith rather than Paolo Banchero. Then they discuss the Rockets buyout of John Wall and breakdown Tyty Washington's game. Finally they talk about trade possibilities for Eric Gordon and free agent center options.

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Don Knock (@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) break down each of the Houston Rockets three selections in the 2022 NBA draft. First they talk about converting from supporting Paolo Banchero to Jabari Smith and what they like about Jabari's game. Then they discuss why they were so high on Tari Eason coming into the draft. Finally they analyze the trade that netted Tyty Washington and two second round picks and why Tyty may quickly overtake Daishen Nix for the backup point guard role.

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Don Knock (@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) talk about the most recent Houston Rockets NBA draft rumors and how GM Rafael Stone is handling the possible smokescreens by Oklahoma City Thunder GM Sam Presti about liking Duke forward Paolo Banchero. Next they talk about potential trades the Rockets could make during the NBA draft, even potentially trading Eric Gordon to the Philadelphia 76ers. Finally they discuss the recent news from The Athletic's Shams Charania that John Wall has opted into the final year of his contract and how the Rockets will handle the rest of his time on the roster.

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Don Knock (@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) are joined by Itamar Roit (@Itamar_17_10) to break down the Christian Wood trade from the Houston Rockets to the Dallas Mavericks. In the second segment they discuss plater that the team could take with the 26th overall pick if the Rockets wind up keeping the pick. In the final segment they cover potential trade up scenarios from picks 17 and 26.

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Don Knock (@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) are joined by Kayln (@Kay_2wice) to talking about some of the latest Houston Rockets news including Duke Forward Paolo Banchero working out for the Rockets and Jalen Green and Kevin Porter Jr. on vacation together. Next they discuss a possible Jae'Sean Tate contract extension and what a contract could look like. Finally they go over potential trade scenarios for Christian Wood.

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Don Knock (@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) are joined by Ben DuBose (@BenDuBose) of USA Today's Rockets Wire to discuss Christian Wood's recent comments at the Astros game regarding a potential contract extension with the Houston Rockets. Jabari Smith reportedly will not work out for the Rockets and they speculate on whether he could still be drafting by the Rockets. Finally they close out the pod with the second edition of Rockes trivia.


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Hosts Don Knock (@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) are joined by Jackson Gatlin (@JTGatlin) founder of Clutch City Control Room and Host of Locked On Rockets to discuss what types of players the Houston Rockets should place around a franchise cornerstone pairing of Jalen Green and Duke Forward Paolo Banchero. In the last segment they play a game of Rockets trivia. 

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Hosts Don Knock(@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) are joined by surprise guest J. Dubb (@TheMindOfJDubb) to discuss the recent report by Jonathan Givony of ESPN that the Houston Rockets have some interest in drafting Purdue guard Jaden Ivey. Then they address the Athletic's Kelly Iko telling Bradeaux and Will that Eric Gordon will likely remain on the Rockets and start next season. Then they move into listened mailbag questions as well as Paulo trying to create chaos with some instigating questions of his own.  #Rockets #NBA #NBADraft #JadenIvey  Follow/Subscribe/Listen Anywhere: linktr.ee/ClutchCityCR

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Host Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) is joined by Bradeaux and Will Show host William Fortson (@BiasedHouston) and special guest Nathan Grubel (@DraftDeeper) to discuss Scouting principles, what the Rockets should do at pick 17 and who's the best pick at number 3.

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Hosts Don Knock (@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) are joined by Clutch City Control Room founder and host of Locked on Rockets Jackson Gatlin (@JTGatlin) to talk about Rockets guard Jalen Green's recent interview with Bill Simmons of The Ringer. They touch on Jalens responses about the overtime win against the Los Angeles Lakers, what Jalen plans to work on this summer, Superteams, Houston culture and much more.

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Hosts Don Knock (@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) are joined by Ben DuBose (@BenDuBose) of USA Today's Rockets Wire to recap the thrilling NBA Draft Lottery in which the Houston Rockets received the third overall pick. They predict the draft order of the top 5 selections and then discuss some possible trade up and trade down options for the Rockets. Finally they speak about Paulo's experience becoming an Astros fan from Portugal.

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Host Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) is joined by Madison Moore (@MadManLeaks) and Parker Ainsworth (@painsworth512) to live react to the NBA Lottery from the Rockets perspective, followed by their thoughts on how it might impact the Rockets draft strategy.  

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Don Knock (@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves(@PauloAlvesNBA) are joined by Nathan Fogg(@NathanFogg1) to cover a variety or Rockets draft topics after first taking a look at Rockets head coach Stephen Silas and how his offense developed over the last season. Chet Holmgren's fit with Alperen Sengun is examined and then Nathan tells Paulo and Don when the Rockets shouldn't be so high on Duke Forward Paolo Banchero. In the final segment they do a deep dive into Purdue guard Jaden Ivey and Kentucky guard Shaedon Sharpe and why Nathan believes most draft analysts are ranking them too low.

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Hosts Don Knock (@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) are joined by Clutch City Control Room Founder Jackson Gatlin (@JTGatlin) to finish their  grading of Rafael Stone's trade as the general manager of the Houston Rockets.  Part two picks up following the James Harden trade to the Brooklyn Nets.
Part one can be found here: PART 1

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Hosts Don Knock (@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) are joined by Ben DuBose (@BenDuBose) of USA Today's Rockets Wire to conduct their second Houston Rockets centric 2022 NBA mock draft of the offseason. After making the selections, they discuss what the Rockets rotation would look like with the two new draft picks and preview a few trades that would likely have to happen to get the new players into the rotation. The first mock draft can be found here.

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Hosts Don Knock (@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) are joined by Andrew Soukup (@asoukuptx) to first debate whether the Houston Rockets should hold on to forward Christian Wood and possibly even sign him to an extension. Then they discuss the possibility of the Rockets drafting Gonzaga forward Chet Holmgren if the team secures a top 3 pick during the NBA draft lottery, which is currently less than two weeks away. Finally they preview the Rockets 2023 rotation and give a way too early win total prediction.

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Don Knock (@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) are joined by Clutch City Control Room Founder Jackson Gatlin (@JTGatlin) discuss Kenyon Martin Sr.'s recent appearance on a local radio station where he expressed some discontent with KJ's role on the Rockets up to this point and the lack of winning. Then they give trade grades for Rockets GM Rafael Stone has done from the beginning of his tenure as GM through the James Harden trade.

Don Knock (@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) are joined by Ben DuBose (@BenDuBose) of USA Today's Rockets Wire to discuss the recent news that University of Kentucky guard Shaedon Sharpe has become eligible for the NBA draft and will enter the draft pool. Then they answer questions from the Rockets Twitter mailbag including what they would want in a Christian Wood or Eric Gordon trade, what they want to see from Coach Stephen Silas next season, and what the team can do to fix the defense going into 2022-2023. Finally they answer a few fun non-basketball related questions.

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Hosts Don Knock (@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) are joined by the founder of Clutch City Control Room and host of Locked on Rockets, Jackson Gatlin (@JTGatlin) to discuss Bill Simmons recent disparaging comments about Rockets star rookie guard Jalen Green. Then the trio give their lists of who they would select for the All-Rookie 1st team. With an important development year coming to a close, they give letter grades for each member of the Rockets young core’s season and analyze how they did versus the expectations coming into the year.

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Don Knock (@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) talk about Paulo's once in a lifetime trip to Houston to watch a Rockets game and experience the Houston culture. Then they are joined by Itamar (@Itamar_17_10) to discuss the top 5 prospects in the NBA draft and how they would fit on the Rockets. They cover Chet Holmgren, Paolo Banchero, Jabari Smith, Jaden Ivey, and Shaedon Sharpe.

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Hosts Don Knock (@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) are joined by the founder of Clutch City Control Room and host of Locked on Rockets, Jackson Gatlin (@JTGatlin), to react to the Rockets 118-105 loss against the Brooklyn Nets. They discuss the dual 30 point performances of Kevin Porter Jr. and Jalen Green and the lack of production in this game from the other group of players. In segment two they discuss whether Kevin Porter Jr. can be the future backcourt mate for Jalen Green and what an offense with both as well as Alperen Sengun would and could look like. Finally, Jackson and Paulo debate whether Jabari Smith or Paolo Banchero would fit better with this Rockets roster and which would be more likely to become a superstar.

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Hosts Don Knock (@DonKnock) and Paulo Alves (@PauloAlvesNBA) discuss the pod moving to the Clutch City Control Room network. Then they break down the Rockets loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves with Jalen Green and Josh Christopher each going for more than 30 points. Kevin Porter Jr. had his worst game of turnovers in recent memory. Finally they catch up on the few weeks of Rockets action that they missed on hiatus.

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