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Starts 0 of 3 games · 9th on HOU in minutes · Rotation role

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• Podcast Brandon Scott, Locked On Rockets · Report · Oct 24

  Every Rocket who played had a steal or a block except Durant and Bogdanovic. Bogdanovic played only about nine minutes.

  “Rockets Vs Spurs: Amen Thompson GAME-WINNING BLOCK On Victor Wembanyama & Alperen Sengun DOMINATES” at 20:23 · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Rockets host · Analysis · Oct 24

  The host says additions Marcus Smart and Bogdan Bogdanovic matter for spacing across the game, but "some of those guys don't factor late in the game."

  “ROCKETS POSTCAST: Houston Rockets Make Early Season Statement In Win Over San Antonio Spurs” at 4:34 · listen ↗

• Podcast Hardwood Knocks host · Relayed report · Oct 21 around the league

  Houston moves (Rafael Stone): added Marcus Smart and Bogdanovic, and did below-market rookie-scale extensions for Thompson and Eason. The host calls Thompson becoming a max-level player a 'pretty big if'.

  “2026-27 NBA Awards Predictions AND Wild Card Picks” at 1:16:11 · listen ↗

• Podcast Jackson Gatlin, Locked On Rockets · Analysis · Oct 20

  The host frames this season around the return of Fred VanVleet and Steven Adams, plus the additions of Marcus Smart and Bogdan Bogdanovic.

  “DEFENSIVE DOMINANCE: Houston Rockets Set To SURPASS Spurs & Thunder In NBA's Elite Rankings?” at 2:08 · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Rockets · 4 points · Oct 20
  • B Scott said Kevin Durant played only the first half of the most recent preseason game, a couple of nights before, and that the Rockets started the second half with Bogdan Bogdanovic. at 18:30
  • B Scott picked Bogdanovic to surprise. He said his floor spacing did not exist on last year's bench and predicted he will be an underrated pickup, provided he is available. B Scott noted he is 34 and often misses games. at 19:10
  • Jackson Gatlin: A host or guest inferred to be the host said Bogdanovic hit five three-pointers in one half of a preseason game. at 26:26
  • Jackson Gatlin: The host (inferred) said the Rockets got Bogdanovic for a veteran minimum. at 26:07

  “Rockets Most IMPORTANT Player BESIDES Kevin Durant | Who Will SURPRISE And Who Has Most AT STAKE?” · listen ↗

• Podcast Hardwood Knocks host · Analysis · Oct 19 around the league

  Dan's Rockets top nine: starters VanVleet, Amen Thompson, Durant, Jabari Smith Jr., Sengun; bench Smart, Reed Sheppard, Tari Eason and Steven Adams. Bogdanovic plays if healthy; Capela likely doesn't play when Sengun and Adams are both healthy.

  “1 Big Question For Every NBA Teams In The Western Conference” at 1:19:37 · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Rockets · 5 points · Oct 16
  • Bogdan Bogdanovic opened the second half with three straight threes, a 9-0 run on his own that forced a timeout. at 15:09
  • Bogdan Bogdanovic came in for KD to start the second half, ahead of Tari and Reed, which surprised one host. He was also subbed in for KD at the end of the first quarter, so the hosts read it as a skill-matched swap. at 14:45
  • First-half substitution order: Tari Eason came in first, for Amen Thompson. Marcus Smart replaced Clint Capela and Reed Sheppard came in together for Sengun and VanVleet, leaving Durant with four bench players. Bogdanovich was the fifth and final sub. at 28:29
  • Jackson Gatlin: A shooting/spacing lineup with Fred, Reed Sheppard and Bogdanovich together was used for a stretch. at 25:01
  • Host prediction: there may be stretches of a week or two where Bogdanovich plays only 5 to 9 minutes a game, with bigger roles in some situations. at 34:13

  “Rockets Close Preseason STRONG Vs Thunder | Amen & Sengun CARRY Early, Bogdan Bogdanovic Goes CRAZY” · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Rockets · 9 points · Oct 15
  • Damian Peters (reported): According to the host, Peters's report said Bogdan Bogdanovic will be a huge weapon and that on some nights he may be the Rockets' first- or second-best scorer on the floor. at 11:57
  • Jackson Gatlin: According to the host, the Rockets have Bogdan Bogdanovic on a veteran-minimum deal. at 16:12
  • Jackson Gatlin: The host's view: if Bogdan Bogdanovic stays healthy, a return to his Atlanta sixth-man form is a distinct possibility. at 12:14
  • Jackson Gatlin: The host's view: the Rockets now have many more offensive creators than last season. Last season it was mainly Durant and Sengun, with Reed Sheppard and Amen Thompson contributing inconsistently. This year VanVleet, Smart and Bogdanovic are added. at 12:53
  • Jackson Gatlin: The host's comparison: Bogdanovic is a bigger, more consistent scorer than Reed Sheppard. At 6'6" he is less of a defensive liability than Sheppard sometimes is, though he is not a lockdown defender. at 14:48
  • Jackson Gatlin: The host's opinion: Bogdanovic should be the swing guy in the rotation, in some combination with Smart and Adams, rather than leaning on them in the regular season. at 21:21
  • Jackson Gatlin: The host says Bogdanovic, Smart and Adams are all coming off major injuries and are old, and so should not be leaned on in the regular season. No specific injuries were named. at 21:33
  • Jackson Gatlin: The host's opinion: Sheppard, whom he calls the No. 3 overall pick, needs the reps and deserves a rotation spot over Bogdanovic. He says this is on merit, not charity. at 22:48
  • Jackson Gatlin: The Rockets' final preseason game is against the Oklahoma City Thunder. The host believes, though he hedges that he may have missed something, that the Rockets intend it as a dress rehearsal and the first look at the full team: the 10-deep rotation with Smart, Bogdanovic and the regular starting lineup. at 23:08

  “LEGACY: Can Kevin Durant DEFY Doubters And LEAD The Rockets To NBA Finals This Season?” · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Rockets host · Prediction · Oct 14

  The host says that on paper the team should be a top-five offense, citing VanVleet's return, the addition of Marcus Smart, Durant, Sengun, Sheppard and Bogdan Bogdanovic.

  “Rockets Fans PREDICTIONS | 60+ WINS? Western Conference Finals RUN? Kevin Durant DOMINANCE?” at 27:13 · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Rockets host · Report · Oct 12

  Bogdan Bogdanovic: 7 points on 2-of-7, no assists, 4 turnovers. The host still rated him the best playmaker after Smart and said he was not used the way he expects the team to use him.

  “Marcus Smart's IMPRESSIVE Rockets Debut Vs Mavs | Reed Sheppard's CONFIDENCE On Display” at 32:53 · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Rockets · 4 points · Oct 9
  • Ime brought in Bogdan Bogdanovic for KD, which created a stretch with neither Durant nor Sengun on the floor; the host was shocked. at 5:26
  • Host speculates Ime may have been testing whether Amen could carry that lineup offensively; in theory he likes Reed, Amen and Bogey together for offense and playmaking. at 5:44
  • Host prediction for Sunday, assuming Fred sits and Smart starts: Marcus is the primary PG, Reed backs him up, and Bruce Thornton gets the leftover spot minutes that Bogey basically got in game 1. at 21:54
  • Open question whether Ime commits to a consistent 10-man rotation with Bogdan Bogdanovic playing nightly, or whether Bogey's minutes are spot minutes that come at the expense of Steve-O or Smart. at 28:23

  “Rockets Vs Mavs LIVE Postgame Mailbag: Kevin Durant USAGE Concerns, Amen Thompson's ROLE & More” · listen ↗

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