⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Tom's Title Tiers #11

Alperen Sengun and the Houston Rockets have arrived.

Alperen Sengun lives up to Baby Joker hype. (Matthew Stockman/Getty)

After two monster wins over Tom’s Title Tiers mainstays Oklahoma City Thunder and the Denver Nuggets, have the Alperen Sengun and the Houston Rockets reached title contender status?

Welcome to this week’s Tom’s Title Tiers. A reminder: This is my subjective list based largely on objective data. This is not a pure, analytical ranking. You’re here because you want to know what I think, to get inside my brain a little bit. Consider this a weekly report of what I see on film; what I glean from the numbers; what I hear on the phone; what I read in the news; what I feel.

I’m also going to write about one team each week. 

This week’s featured squad: the Houston Rockets.

Here’s a quick rundown of each tier.

Tom’s Title Tiers

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is a complete team, no notes.

⭐⭐⭐⭐ Just missing that one thing.

⭐⭐⭐ One move away from being one move away.

⭐⭐ So much has to break right.

⭐ Sooo you’re saying there’s a chance.

So, do the Houston Rockets make the cut for the first time this year? Did the NBA Cup move the Lakers up? And which teams fell down the ladder?

Let’s find out.