Eric Gordon and Ryan Anderson were washed up. Nene should’ve retired this past summer. Mike D’Antoni would never have the same success he had in Phoenix. After a great individual season on a subpar team, James Harden was seen as another Carmelo Anthony. The Houston Rockets were supposed to win about 40 games this season.
As we all know now, none of those things ended up being true. Daryl Morey’s summer acquisitions proved to be genius from top to bottom, and James Harden led the team to 55 wins.