VIDEOS: All player, staff interviews at 2023 Rockets media day in Houston

HOUSTON — To officially launch team activities for the 2023-24 NBA season, the Rockets hosted their annual media day on Monday, Oct. 2, inside their home arena of Toyota Center.

Each year, media day for NBA teams consists of press conference interviews with each team’s general manager, head coach and numerous players regarding their outlook for the new season.

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For the 2023-24 Rockets, this was the first media availability with four recent offseason signings (Fred VanVleet, Dillon Brooks, Jock Landale and Jeff Green). It also marked the first time general manager Rafael Stone and head coach Ime Udoka took questions from reporters since Kevin Porter Jr.’s arrest.

Courtesy of Jackson Gatlin of Locked on Rockets (YouTube channel), here’s complete video (in sequential order, based on the time of each interview) from Monday’s interview sessions.

On Tuesday, training camp opens at McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The preseason begins Tuesday, Oct. 10, with a home game versus Indiana.

Rafael Stone, Ime Udoka

Fred VanVleet

Tari Eason

Jalen Green

Jabari Smith Jr.

Jock Landale

Alperen Sengun

Jeff Green

Jae’Sean Tate

Boban Marjanovic

Cam Whitmore

Dillon Brooks

Amen Thompson