{"id":565557,"date":"2026-01-28T04:51:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T04:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/565557\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T04:51:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T04:51:12","slug":"spencer-dinwiddie-a-viable-option-for-rockets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/565557\/","title":{"rendered":"Spencer Dinwiddie A Viable Option For Rockets?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Could <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/d\/dinwisp01.html\" target=\"_blank\">Spencer Dinwiddie<\/a> be a viable solution for the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2026\/01\/21\/steven-adams-out-indefinitely-rockets-ankle-injury\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Houston Rockets<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>Veteran Free Agent Point Guard \u201cWould Love To Join\u201d Western Conference Contender<\/p>\n<p>Houston entered the 2025-26 campaign expecting to compete for an <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2026\/01\/27\/knicks-trade-deadline-targets-2-time-champion-jrue-holiday\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NBA championship<\/a>. While the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2026\/01\/25\/rockets-to-acquire-fiba-mvp-jose-alvarado\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rockets<\/a> could still win the title, they have much work to do and things to figure out.<\/p>\n<p>After opening the season with 13 wins in their first 17 game, the Rockets have been a little better than .500 since. Since December 1, the Rockets are just 15-12, though they have won six of their last eight. As a result, the Rockets sit fourth in the conference at 28-16.\u00a0 There is a real possibility that the Rockets can still earn the conference\u2019s No. 2 seed just as much as they could fall to the No. 6 position.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/d\/duranke01.html\" target=\"_blank\">Kevin Durant<\/a> has been outstanding since joining the Rockets, and<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/t\/thompam01.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Amen Thompson<\/a> has made another stride in his development. Alperen Sengun is one of the best two-way centers in the league, having an all-star type season. Meanwhile,<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/s\/smithja05.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Jabari Smith Jr.<\/a> is having a career year, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/s\/sheppre01\/gamelog-advanced\/2025\" target=\"_blank\">Reed Sheppard<\/a> has shown significant improvement in year two, and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/e\/easonta01.html\" target=\"_blank\">Tari Eason<\/a> is one of the NBA\u2019s top wing defenders.<\/p>\n<p>Houston is one of the top shooting teams in the NBA, ranking seventh in field goal percentage and seventh in 3-point percentage. But, despite leading the league in two-point makes and attempts, the Rockets are converting just 53.5% of those attempts \u2014 which is 22nd in the league.<\/p>\n<p>While Thompson has done a fantastic job running the point in place of the injured <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/v\/vanvlfr01.html\" target=\"_blank\">Fred VanVleet,<\/a> the Rockets don\u2019t have a true facilitator. As a result, the Rockets are just 24th in assists (25 per game) and 26th in turnovers (15.6 per game).<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 Erik Williams, Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Could Spencer Dinwiddie be a viable solution for the Houston Rockets? 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