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Solomon-Smith Report: Are the Rockets a 50-win team?

The Houston Rockets lost Dwight Howard, but they've added Nene, Eric Gordon and Ryan Anderson. Are those moves enough to make last year's 41-41 Rockets closer to a 50-win team?

Houston Chronicle columnist Jerome Solomon thinks this Rockets team can win at least 50 games next season, while Brian T. Smith thinks they're still a team that wins somewhere in the mid-40s.

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  • Mike D'Antoni speaks to the media during a press conference announcing him as the Houston Rockets new head coach, Wednesday, June 1, 2016, in Houston. ( Karen Warren  / Houston Chronicle ) Photo: Karen Warren, Staff / u00a9 2016 Houston Chronicle

Both columnists agree that - either way - this Rockets team isn't a title contender or a match for the Golden State Warriors.