Mike D’Antoni doesn’t generally play his entire second unit for the Houston Rockets, which arguably puts a bigger burden on his stars, specifically James Harden. This past post-season, D’Antoni strayed away from his reserves despite having Danuel House, Austin Rivers, Iman Shumpert, Gerald Green and Kenneth Faried to turn to.
This Rockets second unit was beyond good enough to warrant minutes in the playoffs last season. But the Rockets will have no reason not to play their bench this season, as they will have up-and-comer Danuel House for a second go-round, Austin Rivers (who shot 45.