Last April, the Rockets announced the construction of a training center, for the modest sum of $70 million. Great news because Houston players have been training on a parquet floor within the confines of their venue, the Toyota Center, for twenty years.
Obviously, with such means, to which must be added $25 million to buy the land, the Texan franchise pulled out all the stops.
“It will be a brand new training center, at the cutting edge of technology, with two parquet floors, an incredible weight room,” lists owner Tilman Fertitta for the Houston Chroniclewho did not mention the treatment rooms and offices for coaches and managers. “We can’t wait and it will be an excellent tool to attract free agents. »
At the center of everything
This new center, currently 50% complete and which will not open its doors until at least 2025, will be located ten minutes from the Toyota Center. An assumed choice.
“Many teams set up their centers far from homes, because it is the best thing to do economically. “Having this center right in the heart of the city, probably ten minutes from everyone, means a lot,” assures Tilman Fertitta. “Players will come here often, even when they are not training. Most teams don't have a center of this size right downtown, so I think that gives us an advantage over the others. »
Especially since even opponents will be able to benefit from it. Indeed, a locker room for opponents, including coaches, will be built so that they can work away from the areas reserved for Texan players.
So, “Toyota Center will become a venue for matches”, says the franchise owner. The training floor in the Rockets room will still be available for players who want to work before or after matches.
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| Players | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Bp | Int | Ct | Party | Pts |
| Alperen Sengun | 20 | 32.8 | 54.0 | 31.4 | 63.7 | 2.5 | 6.6 | 9.1 | 5.6 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 20.5 |
| Jalen Green | 20 | 31.4 | 41.9 | 33.6 | 79.4 | 0.4 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 18.5 |
| Fred Vanvleet | 19 | 37.9 | 38.2 | 38.0 | 87.0 | 0.3 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 8.5 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 16.7 |
| Dillon Brooks | 20 | 31.2 | 46.2 | 39.6 | 83.7 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 4.0 | 13.3 |
| Jabari Smith, Jr. | 20 | 30.3 | 48.3 | 35.6 | 76.7 | 1.8 | 6.9 | 8.7 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 12.5 |
| Tari Eason | 13 | 18.8 | 44.2 | 37.0 | 61.1 | 1.8 | 4.9 | 6.7 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 7.5 |
| Aaron Holiday | 18 | 18.4 | 48.5 | 43.4 | 83.3 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 7.4 |
| Jeff Green | 19 | 15.4 | 52.9 | 33.3 | 80.9 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 6.2 |
| Jae'sean Tate | 19 | 17.5 | 51.3 | 37.1 | 80.0 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 5.4 |
| Amen Thompson | 5 | 15.4 | 41.7 | 16.7 | 62.5 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 5.4 |
| Cam Whitmore | 5 | 6.4 | 46.7 | 20.0 | 50.0 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 4.0 |
| Boban Marjanovic | 3 | 6.7 | 55.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| Nate Williams, Jr. | 4 | 5.4 | 54.5 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 3.3 |
| Nathaniel Hinton | 4 | 4.1 | 50.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.3 |
| Jock Landale | 13 | 8.7 | 34.6 | 20.0 | 100.0 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.8 |
| Reggie Bullock | 9 | 9.2 | 33.3 | 30.8 | 100.0 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.7 |
| Jermaine Samuels | 5 | 5.7 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
