After missing most of his sophomore season due to left leg surgery, Eason had a lot of success in 2024-25, averaging 12.0 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.7 steals, 0.9 blocks and 1.1 steals in 57 regular-season contests. The Rockets were very cautious with him, however, often sitting him out one game of back-to-back sets. Even so, Eason actually finished second on the team in nine-category value on a per-game basis despite playing under 25 minutes per night with a sixth-round valuation. The Rockets will look a lot different in 2025-26, as the team acquired Kevin Durant and sent Jalen Green and Dillon Brooks to Phoenix. Houston also reloaded some depth by bringing in Josh Okogie, Dorian Finney-Smith and Clint Capela, while re-signing Steven Adams. Additionally, Amen Thompson looks ready to take the NBA by storm. There's a lot to like about Eason's game as an efficient role player who is armed with elite steal/block rates, but he does have usage rate concerns with Durant in town on top of a difficult path to minutes in the mid-to-high 20s. With all that said, Eason could be a valuable glue piece to most roster builds in fantasy hoops at an affordable valuation.