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Sam Hinkie's tenure in Houston was never about Sam Hinkie, he'll tell you. It was really about the system.

We already know what we're in for in terms of the steady stream of reports and rumors that will flood us leading up to the free agent decision of Dwight Howard this summer.

The Houston Rockets have the payroll flexibility to make big moves this offseason, but there are certain moves that should be made and others that should most definitely be avoided.

This is a man they had targeted last year and weighed giving the job to before ultimately deciding to bring back Tony Dileo for one more season.

With a mere $38 million in salary committed for next season, the Houston Rockets figure to be major players in free agency this summer.

On Friday Yahoo Sports reported via Twitter that the Sixers have reached an agreement to hire Houston Rockets assistant GM / executive VP Sam Hinkie to a multi-year deal to be their new president and GM.

Kevin Durant scored 27 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder moved into the second round of the playoffs with a 103-94 win over the Houston Rockets at the Toyota Center.

The Sixers have agreed to hire Rockets executive vice president of basketball operations Sam Hinkie as their new general manager.

Morey made two key free-agent signings in Omer Asik and Jeremy Lin and then was ready when James Harden came on the market and made the big trade for him on the eve of the season.

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Mike Woodson took home third place in the Coach of the Year voting behind George Karl and Erik Spoelstra.

Coach Vinny Del Negro is proud of the Los Angeles Clippers' breakthrough season even though he doesn't know if he'll be around for the next one.

Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Derek Fisher was fined $5000 by the NBA on Monday for flopping in Game 5 of the Thunder's first-round playoff series against the Houston Rockets.

Omer Asik isn't too worried if the Rockets bring Dwight Howard into the picture with him.

It's difficult to believe anyone outside of the most hardcore fans truly believed the Rockets would be a playoff team this year.

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The Rockets reached the playoffs for the first time since 2009 and battled back from a 3-0 deficit before being eliminated by the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 6. Harden was traded to the Rockets just days before the season opener, leaving him little time to bond with his teammates before stepping in as the leader in Houston.

Houston a Kevin Durant scored 27 points and Kevin Martin added 25 to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 103-94 victory over the Houston Rockets on Friday night, sending them to the second round of the playoffs for the third straight season.

Fouling the big guy, as the Thunder did to Rockets center Omer Asik during Game 5 of the Oklahoma City-Houston playoff series, is a time-honored tactic that even predates the Big Pontificator, Shaquille O'Neal, and his linear descendent, Dwight Howard.

Omer Asik, who many thought the Rockets wasted money on when they signed him to a 3-year, $25 million deal last summer , was a complete non-factor in the first three games against OKC - all losses - but he's been fairly dominant inside at times during the last two games - coincidentally, Houston wins.