Rockets' Point Guard Search: Lonzo Ball & Cole Anthony in Play

0:00The latest scores, headlines, and storylines, right here on NBA News today. Subscribe and stay game-ready. It's been more than two weeks since the last word on the Houston Rockets buyout market. Yesterday's deadline passed without any roster moves from the team. General manager Rafael Stone floated the idea of dipping into buyouts, but the list of available players just shrank. Big names like D'Angelo Russell, Chris Middleton, and Matti Stybullet stay put with their teams. The top target, Ty's Jones, signed with the Denver Nuggets on Monday. Houston's hard cap at the first apron means any addition has to be a perfect fit. The Rockets have limped along without a true point guard all season. That's their most pressing gap, forcing other players out of position. Fans hope for help, but options are drying up fast. One fringe candidate is Lonzo Ball. The 28-year-old point guard got waived after short stints with the Cleveland Cavaliers in Utah Jazz. The average 3.9 assists and 1.3 steals per game, showing playmaking and defense chops.

1:04Shooting woes my key teams away, though. Meanwhile, Cole Anthony just hit the market after the Phoenix Suns waived him. The 25-year-old put up 6.7 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 3.5 assists with the Milwaukee Bucks. He could serve as a low-cost bench option to run the offense. Nothing said in stone yet. This story is made possible by our sponsor, See the episode description. A pillow that sounds as good as it feels, built for listening in bed, S-O-L-L-I, solely