As the trade deadline approaches, some rumors in the league have also become a hot topic of discussion among fans. One of the few teams in the league that could be put on the shelves is the Rockets, which currently have the worst record in the league and will be in the rebuilding phase for many years to come.
For a rebuilding team like the Rockets, veteran players like John Wall and Eric Gordon are not suitable for younger players like Jaylen Green, Alperen Schenjing and Christopher.
It's just that because of Wall's contract, the Rockets can't push for a deal involving Wall at the moment, but the Rockets are likely to push for eric Gordon's deal. According to the US media Jack Fisher, the Cavaliers will be a team interested in Gordon:
"The Cavaliers won't have a radical move in the coming weeks, but they'll try to make a move after Rubio and Sexton are reimbursed, put Rubio and a protected first-round pick on the shelves and try to secure a backcourt addition like Eric Gordon."
Of course, the Rockets are still unlikely to reach a buyout contract agreement for Wall, which is why the rockets are really likely to reach a move before this year's trade deadline is to push for a deal involving Eric Gordon and return chips that will be of greater benefit to the team's future.
Especially in a potential deal with the Cavaliers, the real valuable reward that the Rockets can get if they send Gordon is the protected first-round pick, because if the Cavaliers still miss the playoffs, then the draft pick will have a good value, of course, it is not clear how much protection the Cavaliers are willing to send this draft pick. But in any case, the Rockets will try to push Gordon's trade before this year's trade deadline.