The Houston Rockets play basketball.
Daryl Morey . He has been the general manager of the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association since 2007 . Houston Rockets . The Rockets , under general manager Daryl Morey , are notable for popularizing the use of advanced statistical analytics ( similar to sabermetrics in baseball ) in player acquisitions and style of play . James Edward Harden Jr. ( born August 26 , 1989 ) is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) .