Through all of the noise, the Houston Rockets stayed relatively quiet, making two minor moves. The first was exchanging second-round picks with the Boston Celtics, as Jaden Springer was the only player involved in the deal. He would eventually be waived, per Mike Scotto of HoopsHype.

While their Western Conference competitors engineered seismic deals that altered the NBA landscape — trading for Luka Dončić, Anthony Davis, Jimmy Butler and De’Aaron Fox — the Houston Rockets remained at a relative standstill as Thursday’s NBA trade deadline passed.

The Houston Rockets only made minor deals at the 2025 NBA trade deadline. But the results of some other teams' deadline activity make Houston's future look much brighter.

The Nets lost to the Wizards 119-102 after a second half that saw them trail by as many as 25 points due to the overall lack of effectiveness from Brooklyn on both ends of the flo

Now with faux Hegelian Dialectic! The Rockets absolutely deserved to lose this game. The Rockets absolutely should have won this game. To expand on this a bit, the Rockets looked lethargic, directionless and terrible.