The Oklahoma City Thunder and Houston Rockets were the two top contenders to the Warriors in the West last decade. The Thunder tore it down first and so they’ve built it back up quicker, but things might be coming together for the Rockets now too. Two of the top three picks in the 2022 NBA Draft were slated to go head-to-head in this one with both Jabari Smith Jr. and Chet Holmgren dominating the Summer League. However, Jabari Smith Jr. and Tari Eason have both been shut down by Houston for the rest of the summer.
Let’s get into the odds for this matchup of Western Conference upstarts in the Vegas Summer League.