NBA Power Rankings: Rockets Dead Last After Winless Start?

The Houston Rockets started 0-3 on the season. Does that warrant a last place finish in this week's power rankings?

Jeremy Brener | Oct 24, 2022

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The Houston Rockets are three games into the new NBA season and are still searching for their first win as a team.

After finishing with the league's worst record the past two seasons, expectations aren't very high, and they haven't moved the needle after three season-opening losses, including a 20-point defeat on Saturday against the Milwaukee Bucks.

The Athletic also doesn't see the needle moving much, placing them last in the latest edition of its NBA power rankings.

"The Houston Rockets are a bad team, but they’re a fun bad team," The Athletic writes. "And that’s kind of the point of this stage of the rebuild. It’s also what we should expect for a lot of this season. The Rockets’ young guys will get better and more comfortable as they get into the second half of the season.

"Oddly enough, this team is shooting really well from 3-point range (38.3 percent) and has the worst 2-point percentage (45.8 percent) in the league after the first week. While some of these guys are struggling, Jalen Green looks to be continuing his strong second half surge from the rookie campaign."

The Rockets are one of six teams to start 0-3, but with two competitive losses in there against the Atlanta Hawks and the Memphis Grizzlies, it's only a matter of time before some of these L's turn into W's.

The Rockets are back in action Monday night at home against the Utah Jazz. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.

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Published Oct 24, 2022

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.