As the 2025-26 playoffs roll along with eight teams still in contention for a championship, the Houston Rockets are already in offseason mode as the players and the front office prepare for the 2026-27 season. The Rockets are hoping this offseason will help improve the team enough so that they are not sitting at home again this time next season. The Rockets, for the second straight season, were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs, and for the sixth straight season, did not make either the playoffs or the second round. Rafael Stone and Ime Udoka both spoke about the disappointing ending to this season, and although they agree that some changes could happen, neither would commit to wholesale changes for the upcoming season. The Rockets do not have the cap flexibility to sign any major free agents and currently have no first-round draft picks. That means, more than likely, any moves made this offseason will be via trade or by resigning their own players who are currently free agents.…