clint capela

According to ESPN, Clint Capela is expected to rejoin the Houston Rockets and face off against the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday. Capela was diagnosed with ligament damage in his right thumb on January 14th and hasn’t played since. He missed 15 games. The Rockets have had to use a combination of Nene and Kenneth [...]

Clint Capela is the NBA’s best remaining free agent, even though the Houston Rockets don’t really fancy him a flight risk. And why should they? Restricted free agents have generally been squeezed in this market. Even if Capela goes out and finds a lucrative offer sheet, the Rockets retain the rights to match. For now, [...]

Clint Capela has worked himself from being a very raw player and he is set to hit free agency this summer and cash in on his level of production. He should have plenty of suitors should the Rockets be unable to afford him. One of which will apparently be the Phoenix Suns. [tweet https://twitter.com/KellyIkoNBA/status/994426289594478592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] Here [...]

Clint Capela is not Dwight Howard. James Harden actually likes him. What, was I just supposed to not swing at that low-hanging fruit? Seriously, though, Harden has a special affinity for his man in the middle. And it predates the Houston Rockets’ rise to NBA superpower. Consider what general manager Daryl Morey and Capela himself [...]

The Houston Rockets have been the best team in the NBA thus far this season. James Harden is playing at an MVP level once again and Chris Paul adds another layer of intensity and play-making to a team rife with shooters and guys who can fill up a stat sheet. As good as the Rockets [...]

Clint Capela, once a very raw player that wasn’t counted upon for many minutes on an NBA level, is now one of the better true centers in the NBA. He is averaging 13.1 points, 11.4 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game this season in 25.8 minutes while shooting 68% with an out of this world [...]

Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni has high hopes for Clint Capela. Really high hopes. Speaking with ESPN.com’s Tim MacMahon, D’Antoni indicated that the 23-year-old from Switzerland has the chance to be the best center in the league, bar none: “To me, it’s just a matter of time,” Houston coach Mike D’Antoni said. “I’ll be [...]

Clint Capela and the Houston Rockets have until Oct. 16 to hammer out a contract extension, otherwise he’ll enter restricted free agency next summer. As of now, according to what league executives have told The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor, it doesn’t sound like a deal is close to getting done: The Rockets have three other young, [...]

Clint Capela is expected to miss the next four to six weeks as he recovers from a broken fibula, but the Houston Rockets won’t be waiting around for him to return. They’re scouring the trade market for temporary solutions now, according to The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski: [tweet https://twitter.com/WojVerticalNBA/status/811225558096945152?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet] Nene can be a sneaky-good defender and [...]

Well, the Houston Rockets could certainly use Donatas Motiejunas now. Starting center Clint Capela, a 22-year-old on the rise under head coach Mike D’Antoni, will miss the next six weeks after suffering a broken fibula, per Fox 26’s Mark Berman: [tweet https://twitter.com/MarkBermanFox26/status/811018371777105921] Capela expanded on his injury, also per Berman: [tweet https://twitter.com/MarkBermanFox26/status/811025697363914756] The Houston Rockets [...]