The curtains only just closed on the Houston Rockets' 2024-25 NBA season, but the team's first-round playoff loss to the Golden State Warriors on Sunday officially commenced an intriguing offseason. The Rockets kept their roster intact at the trade deadline this season en route to earning a playoff berth as the West's No.

The Houston Rockets were recently booted from the first round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs by the Golden State Warriors, setting the stage for a potentially massive offseason. While Houston could swing for the fences by completing a blockbuster trade in an effort to ascend as outright title contenders,

The Houston Rockets should be greedy. The team's remarkable trajectory went from 22 wins in 2022-23 to 41 last year, followed by 51 and the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference. The learning experience through the first-round series by the Jimmy Butler-fueled Golden State Warriors has been invaluable (regardless of outcome),

The Houston Rockets had a strong season in 2024-25, finishing second in the Western Conference and pushing the Golden State Warriors to seven games in the first round. Their plan in the 2025 offseason has to be focused on improving on the positives and we have an idea of what that could look like.