Bruce Thornton ☆ Follow

Starts 0 of 2 games · 12th on HOU in minutes · Deep bench role

Situational splits: turn on Prediction tools.

Every situation, with four seasons of history →

• Bluesky Varun Shankar (@byvarunshankar.bsky.social) · Report · 43 h ago

  Injury report for tonight — might we see Bruce Thornton tonight?

  original post ↗

• Podcast The Athletic NBA Daily host · Prediction · Oct 21 around the league

  Parker named Bruce Thornton (Rockets) and Trevon Brazile as late picks who could become regular rotation players, citing Houston's need for backcourt talent.

  “BIG NBA Questions: Slam N Jam LIVE!” at 49:46 · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Rockets host · Prediction · Oct 14

  The host doesn't think rookie Bruce Thornton will be picked for the Rising Stars game because the rookie class is strong.

  “Rockets Fans PREDICTIONS | 60+ WINS? Western Conference Finals RUN? Kevin Durant DOMINANCE?” at 11:10 · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Rockets host · Report · Oct 12

  Bruce Thornton: 9 points on 2-of-6, 0-of-4 from three, 5-of-7 free throws. The host felt his size was a problem against defenders at times.

  “Marcus Smart's IMPRESSIVE Rockets Debut Vs Mavs | Reed Sheppard's CONFIDENCE On Display” at 34:10 · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Rockets · 4 points · Oct 9
  • Bruce Thornton (a rookie, second-round pick and four-year college player) had 13 points on 4-of-6 shooting, 3-of-3 from three and 2-of-2 FT, with a couple of assists. He opened with an inbounds turnover that gave up an and-one. at 9:25
  • Host says Thornton did most of his damage in garbage time. at 21:07
  • Host opinion: Thornton looked ready to contribute at an NBA level by opening night; he fully believes Thornton will get a small smattering of opportunities this season. at 9:36
  • Host prediction for Sunday, assuming Fred sits and Smart starts: Marcus is the primary PG, Reed backs him up, and Bruce Thornton gets the leftover spot minutes that Bogey basically got in game 1. at 21:54

  “Rockets Vs Mavs LIVE Postgame Mailbag: Kevin Durant USAGE Concerns, Amen Thompson's ROLE & More” · listen ↗

Podcast items are our short summaries of what was said, credited to who said it; posts and stories link to the original. Opinions and rumors are labelled as such and are not checked facts.