The Houston Rockets have the worst record in the NBA and insiders around the league are questioning their leadership.
The organization has won just one of its last seventeen games and is currently amid an 11-game losing streak. Since Dec. 15, they have had the worst offensive and defensive ratings in the league.
Austin Rivers, who played for the Rockets from 2018 until 2020, recently said that Houston guards Jalen Green and Kevin Porter Jr. need to learn how to play the game “the right” way.
John Wall, who was teammates with Green and Porter during his team with the Rockets, echoed these sentiments during a recent podcast appearance. He described his experience with the Rockets as “beyond trash” and spoke about the harsh advice he gave to the two guards.
WARNING: NSFW language ahead!
John Wall says he told Jalen Green and Kevin Porter Jr: "This sh*t y'all getting away with here (with the #Rockets), if you go to any other teams, you would be out of the ****ing league. You wouldn't play. I'm trying to explain it to them because they think it's sweet." pic.twitter.com/xkckWAcYf5
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Here is what Wall told Run Your Race host and NBA wing Theo Pinson:
“I was just being a professional. Like, I always wanted to teach them, like, don’t get used to this losing [expletive]. It’s not how the NBA is. It’s just a bad organization right now. Like, they’ve got to fix some [expletive] around. But I always talk to Jalen Green, Kevin Porter, KJ, like, yo, don’t get adjusted to this losing [expletive]. It’s not how the league is. At the same time, I had to tell them, like, the [expletive] ya’ll getting away with over there, you go to any other team, you’d be out of the [expletive] league. Like, you wouldn’t play. So I’m trying to explain that to them because they think it’s sweet. I’m like: If you ever get traded and go somewhere else, you’re going to be like, ‘this [expletive] was right.'”
Wall agreed to a contract buyout with the Rockets in June 2022 and signed with the Clippers. He is currently the subject of trade rumors as the Clippers search for a backup big man.
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Green, who was the No. 2 overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, has said that Wall is like a “big bro” to him off the court. He has been criticized for his lack of defensive effort and productivity, struggles with focus and attention to detail, and questionable decision-making on the floor.
The Rockets will need to address these serious concerns about Green and Porter, especially if they land top NBA draft prospect Victor Wembanyama.
