Here's the latest heading into tonight's game against the Rockets.

The starters are Luke (PG), Kevin Durant (SG), Damien Wilkins (SF), Nick Collison (PF) and Kurt Thomas (C).

Chris Wilcox and Earl Watson will sit tonight. Jeff Green is questionable (sore knees) but probably will play.

Delonte West (back strain) should see his first action since Sacramento tonight, coming off the bench.

Coach Carlesimo said he'd like to start tightening the rotation but probably will have to keep things a bit more loose than he would like with Wilcox and Watson sitting.

Carlesimo talked about Durant and Jeff Green's transition into the league some more tonight. And he also talked about the top salary players in the league, and said they earn every cent they get because they show up for all 82 games and produce, just like they are supposed to do. Listen to the full P.J. conversations here and here. I broke them up because the audio files are getting too big to upload.

I also talked to former Seattle player and coach Jack Sikma, who is an assistant coach with Houston. Sikma said his main project is working with Yao Ming, and that the 7-foot-5 center is working on improving his mid-range game, which of course was Sikma's forte when he played. He also said he harbors no ill will toward the Sonics, and hopes they remain in Seattle. Listen to Sikma talk here.

Finally, I caught up with former Franklin High and University of Oregon point guard Aaron Brooks, who is a rookie point guard for Houston. Brooks played well during the Las Vegas summer league, but has saw little time so far this preseason with the Rockets stacked at the guard position.

Brooks said he's been getting the rookie treatment by Steve Francis and other veterans, buying dinner and taking them shopping at the mall, among other things.

"They think I'm the one with the money," Brooks quipped.

That's all for now. I'll have an update after the first quarter.