Texas Notes: J. Green, Rockets, Draft, Mavericks

Rockets forward Jeff Green intends to play two more seasons in the league — and he hopes both are with Houston, writes Matt Young of The Houston Chronicle.

Green, 38, is an unrestricted free agent this summer after agreeing to a two-year, $16MM deal with the Rockets upon winning his first title for Denver in 2023.

The 6’8″ pro averaged just 12.4 minutes per game in 2024/25, by far his lowest mark in any of his 17 healthy NBA seasons. Across 32 contests, the Georgetown alum averaged 5.4 points, 1.8 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game. He was not a part of head coach Ime Udoka‘s rotations in the playoffs.

There’s more out of the Lone Star State:

• Following an encouraging 2024/25 season that included their first playoff stint since the James Harden days, the Rockets could be in for an intriguing offseason. In a new piece, Danielle Lerner of The Houston Chronicle checks in on the contract situations for each of Houston’s players and considers what’s in store for them.
• The Mavericks reportedly intend to hold on to the No. 1 pick in this month’s draft, but ESPN’s Bobby Marks, Zach Kram, Kevin Pelton and Andre Snellings cook up several trade ideas that could convince Dallas to reconsider. Proposed offers include an asset deal with San Antonio, a four-team blockbuster with Cleveland, the Lakers and Chicago, and a Suns deal that would send Devin Booker to Dallas.
• In a mailbag, Christian Clark of The Athletic expresses a belief that former Duke forward Cooper Flagg, the anticipated top pick in the draft, could be good enough for the Mavericks to make a deep playoff run if they can find a guard capable of filling in for Kyrie Irving in the short term and meshing alongside him if Irving can be back in time for the postseason. Clark believes that, should 2025/26 go south, the team’s front office could look to rebuild around Flagg and ditch aging stars Irving and Anthony Davis. Elsewhere in the mailbag, Clark breaks down the fits of possible offseason targets like Jrue Holiday, Lonzo Ball, and Coby White as lead guards while Irving recovers from his ACL tear.