Locked On Rockets - Daily Podcast On The Houston Rockets

About Locked On Rockets - Daily Podcast On The Houston Rockets

Locked On Rockets podcast is your daily ticket to stay ahead of the game and the first to know the latest news, analysis, and insider info for the Houston Rockets and the NBA. Hosted by Houston native and credentialed media member, Jackson Gatlin, the Locked On Rockets podcast provides your daily Rockets fix with expert, local analysis, game recaps, opponent check-ins, and coverage of all aspects of the Rockets franchise. Locked On Rockets takes you beyond the scoreboard for the inside scoops on the biggest stories from within the Rockets’ locker room and all over the NBA. The Locked On Rockets podcast is part of the Locked On Podcast Network. Your Team. Every Day.

Publisher

Locked On Podcast Network, Jackson Gatlin

Category

sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

18 Jul 2016

Latest episode

20 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

540 of 2,295 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   20 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Rockets Most IMPORTANT Player BESIDES Kevin Durant | Who Will SURPRISE And Who Has Most AT STAKE?

   Houston Rockets’ hopes hinge on Fred VanVleet’s leadership and Alperen Sengun’s next leap. Can Ime Udoka push this squad from playoff hopefuls to contenders, or will their fate rest on last-minute heroics and critical player development? Host Jackson Gatlin (@JTGatlin) is joined by weekly cohosts Brandon Scott (@brandonkscott), Madison Moore (@MadManLeaks), and Bryson (@RedNationBlogga) to debate which Rockets player—outside of Kevin Durant—holds the key to the team’s success, spotlighting Amen Thompson’s lockdown defense, Jabari Smith Jr.’s evolution as a playoff riser, and Bogdan Bogdanovic’s underrated floor spacing. The roundtable examines pivotal contract years for Reed Sheppard and looming questions about Kevin Durant’s player option. With Marcus Smart’s grit reshaping Houston’s rotation and Sengun facing a make-or-break year, can the Rockets’ revamped roster finally break through in the loaded Western Conference? Dive into in-depth analysis and bold predictions as the Rockets chase a top-four seed.

2. 

   19 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   NBA Season Preview: Ranking ALL 30 NBA Teams! Our Official 2026-27 Tier List

   Host Ben DuBose and guest host Jackson Gatlin rank all 30 NBA teams into tiers for the 2026-27 season, revealing the league's best and worst.

3. 

   19 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Houston Rockets Path To SUCCESS This Season? | Alperen Sengun & Amen Thompson Must SHINE

   Host Jackson Gatlin and cohosts Brandon Scott, Madison Moore, and Bryson discuss if Alperen Sengun and Amen Thompson's breakout performances will lead the Houston Rockets to a successful season.

Inside a recent episode

Rockets Most IMPORTANT Player BESIDES Kevin Durant | Who Will SURPRISE And Who Has Most AT STAKE?

Published 20 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So there are some things there that I think are correctable, but definitely have to be like improved and addressed. I should have worded the question. Player most important to rocket success, not in Kevin Durant or Fred Van Vliet, clearly, because. Right. For what it's worth, the way that I answer my question, I put, it's really Fred, but then I put the caveat of, but we talk about Fred a lot, so I'm not going to put him as my actual answer. I wanted to go with Shingun on the basis that, similar to what B. Scott has said previously about Shingun, which version of Alpy do you get? Do you get borderline All-NBA Alpy, or are you getting the Alpy with the peaks and valleys in his game? […]

Who has been a guest on Locked On Rockets - Daily Podcast On The Houston Rockets

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Brandon Scott
• Nick Angstadt
• Michael Shapiro

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

406 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

378 ratings

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