What's next for the Houston Rockets after Daryl Morey's decision to step down as general manager, as reported Thursday by ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski?
Already, Houston was trending in the wrong direction. Despite giving up multiple first-round picks to fortify what was the league's oldest roster weighted by minutes played in the postseason, the Rockets haven't been able to get back to the conference finals since coming within a game of knocking off the Golden State Warriors in 2018.
If those trends continue, could Morey's departure eventually lead to the end of an era of contending Houston teams led by James Harden? Will Harden himself end up departing?
