Houston Rockets Roster: SWOT analysis of James Harden & Co. heading into the 2019-20 season

Opportunities

Houston Rockets won the Southwest Division in 2018 and 2019

The Houston Rockets who play out of the Southwest Division in the NBA’s Western Conference have an opportunity to dominate that division again this year as they have in recent years. Considering they and the San Antonio Spurs were the only two members of the division to make the 2019 NBA Playoffs, there is no reason they cannot do it again in the spring of 2020.

In fact, in 2019 the Spurs were the 7th seeding in the West while the Rockets were 4th. In the meantime, division rivals, such as the Pelicans, traded away Anthony Davis and added Zion Williamson through the draft while players such as Lonzo Ball, Josh Hart, and Brandon Ingram were added through the AD trade.

The Mavericks have gone through significant roster changes as well. They traded for Kristaps Porzingis in February 2019, then added free agents Seth Curry and Boban Marjanovic as well as RFA Delon Wright in a sign and trade. Even with all these moves, it still appears that the Southwest Division is the Houston Rockets to lose.