The Houston Rockets have released the roster for the upcoming training camp starting next week. It’s that time of year again! The Houston Rockets will begin their yearly training camp this Tuesday after a long and interesting offseason. Monday, the team will have their Media Day where we should get some interesting quotes before the camp in Lake Charles, La. As such, the roster for those attending the training camp was released this morning. The expected names are there, of course, but there are a few that will be looking to prove themselves in camp and in the preseason. Here’s the full roster: #Rockets officially announce their 2018-19 training camp roster: (Practices begin Tuesday at McNeese State in Lake Charles.) pic.twitter.com/upsrLwHvVG — Ben DuBose (@BenDuBose) September 23, 2018 What to expect from training camp Training camp should be an interesting time, Rockets fans. We will get to see many things and get quotes from all over the team about how this year is looking. We can expect to hear about how Carmelo Anthony is transitioning to his new team and whether or not he may be starting this season. We can also expect to hear about how the defense will recover from the losses of not only coach Jeff Bzdelik, but the play of Trevor Ariza and Luc Mbah a Moute as well. The backup point guard race is also something to watch for this training camp. While Brandon Knight may not be ready to participate, he will be competing with Michael Carter-Williams for that spot this season. Some of the younger guys will be trying to earn some respect in training camp. Players like Rob Gray and Gary Clark are undrafted guys that will be looking for a two-way spot. Vince Edwards and Bruno Caboclo are guys that will also be looking to make the roster. Nene might have some competition for his backup center role during training camp. Isaiah Hartenstein and new addition Marquese Chriss fit the role that the Rockets are looking for from that position, so it will be interesting to watch how that battle goes. Who’s ready for some Rockets basketball? Only 24 days until the regular season!<doc-sep>The #Rockets were welcomed today by the Governor and Mayor as they start training camp at @McNeese State University’s brand-new Health and Human Performance Education Complex. pic.twitter.com/UEhsoLQB83 — Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) September 25, 2018 LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana -- The quest for a third NBA championship in franchise history began Tuesday.Armed with high expectations after media day, the Houston Rockets finally got to work with training camp kicking off at McNeese State University.The beginning of training camp was also accompanied by the university welcoming the team and unveiling their brand new on campus basketball facility for the men and women's teams.While in Lake Charles, the Rockets will be staying at the Golden Nugget, which is owned by Rockets owner, Tilman Fertitta.Though Tuesday marks the official beginning of camp, with preseason one week away, the Rockets have been training hard all offseason in hopes of repeating last season with slightly better results. "It feels good, we don't have to worry about the conditioning," Harden said. "We can just focus on the details and what we need to do and just play. "The Houston Rockets will take on the Memphis Grizzlies at home on Oct. 2 to begin the preseason.<doc-sep>The Rockets open training camp today in Lake Charles, La., and they do so with 10 new faces on the 18-player training camp roster. Everyone knows about the biggest new name in camp - Carmelo Anthony. There are questions about how he will fit into an already cohesive Rockets roster, but there are plenty of other new faces who the Rockets hope are enough to push them past the Golden State Warriors if there is a playoff rematch on the horizon.<doc-sep>Training camp is only a day old, but the Houston Rockets already have three members of their training camp roster currently on the shelf. According to the Houston Chronicle’s Jonathan Feigen, rookie small forward Vincent Edwards is out with a left adductor strain. He’s currently listed as day-to-day. In addition, center/forward Zhou Qi will miss at least the entire first week with an ankle sprain, and as we all know already, newly acquired guard Brandon Knight will be out at a minimum through the entire preseason after knee surgery. Rockets rookie Vincent Edwards day to day with a left adductor strain. As mentioned last week, Zhou Qi is out this week with a sprained ankle along with Brandon Knight, who is out through the preseason. — Jonathan Feigen (@Jonathan_Feigen) September 25, 2018 While it’s certainly not ideal to have three members of the roster down before things even really get moving, especially while also incorporating a new defensive coach in Roy Rogers, it’s at least not any of the primary rotation players. And it sounds like both Edwards and Qi shouldn’t miss a lot of time. But if any of these guys are going to make an impact this season, you’d like to see them back on the court sooner rather than later.<doc-sep>
On Sunday, the day before the Rockets officially begin their 2018-19 NBA season, general manager Daryl Morey announced the team’s 18-man training camp roster. Daryl Morey announced Rockets training camp roster for the upcoming 2018-19 season. Full Story 📰: https://t.co/fWKnisp4gj As a reminder, the Rockets will hold their annual Media Day tomorrow (Monday, Sept. 24). pic.twitter.com/WTMSuZKZ83 — Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) September 23, 2018 As it stands, Michael Carter-Williams, Bruno Caboclo, Zhou Qi, Vincent Edwards, Rob Gray and Gary Clark are each on non-guaranteed deals. As the roster will eventually need to be pared down to 15, it stands to reason that the three cuts will be from among that group. One notable omission from the camp roster is Italian Alessandro Gentile of Virtus Bologna. The swingman was hoping to have a shot to compete for a roster spot with the Rockets this season, but his chances took a hit are undergoing hand surgery. Rockets release their training camp roster. List 18 players. No Alessandro Gentile, who had hoped to take the qualifying offer and make the jump, but has been coming back from hand surgery. — Jonathan Feigen (@Jonathan_Feigen) September 23, 2018 Over the coming weeks and into the preseason, the Rockets will continue to make some roster moves, and of course, things could be headed for a fairly dramatic turn if the Rockets do indeed get any traction with the Timberwolves on a potential Jimmy Butler trade. For now, though, these are the 18 names that will be brought in for camp.