The Hawks are trading veteran center Cody Zeller and Houston’s own 2028 second-round pick, which Atlanta controlled from a previous deal to the Rockets, reports ESPN's Shams Charania.

In what is known informally as the NBA's "load management" era, it's quite rare for a player to participate in all 82 games of a season. For example, when Tari Eason did it for the Houston Rockets ...

That experimenting has led to Cleveland using more zone-based defensive schemes, especially with superstar big man Evan Mobley sidelined with a nagging calf injury lately. Against the Rockets ...