JUST IN: The Houston Rockets are expected to offer Marcus Smart a three-year, $ 21 million deal when free agency begins. 🚀 Houston isn’t messing around. If these reports are true and the Rockets land Marcus Smart on a 3-year, $21M deal, adding him to a core featuring Kevin Durant, Amen Thompson, Alperen Şengün, Fred VanVleet, and Jabari Smith Jr. would give them another battle-tested veteran who brings toughness, leadership, and elite perimeter defense every single night. Smart doesn’t need 20 points to impact winning—he does the little things that championship teams rely on, and that’s exactly what Houston has been building toward. After acquiring KD, the expectations instantly changed. This isn’t a young team hoping to make the playoffs anymore—it’s a group that’s trying to compete for a championship right now. Smart would add another layer of defensive intensity while allowing Houston to throw multiple elite defenders at opposing stars. Health will be the biggest question, but if...