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 ...

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.

However, the Rockets found a way to pull out the victory despite losing star big man Alperen Sengun to injury in the game's opening minutes. Realistically, Sengun's departure is the biggest ...