With the trade deadline approaching, the Rockets, who are in the rebuilding phase, will also need to prepare for the trade of some veteran players in the lineup. At present, the Rockets also have players such as John Wall, Christian Wood and Eric Gordon to be promoted by trades, of which Gordon is undoubtedly the player who is most likely to be traded and has good value.
So far this season, Gordon has contributed 14.8 points, 3.4 assists, 50 percent shooting and 45.2 percent three-point shooting for the Rockets, in addition to 3.4 assists is also Gordon's career-highest data performance since the 2014-15 season, and the three-point shooting rate can also rank third in the league.
There has been news in the past that the Cavaliers will be the team that has a greater interest in Gordon, so the question now is how can the Rockets and the Cavaliers promote a deal involving Gordon? American media Brett Siegel gave the following trading proposals:
Cavaliers get: Eric Gordon
Rockets get: Ricky Rubio, Dylan Wendler, 2022 second-round picks (Cavaliers' picks from rockets), 2024 second-round picks (from the Grizzlies)
From the Rockets' point of view, although Gordon has indeed performed well so far this season, he will not have a particularly high trade value, at least the Rockets still do not expect to exchange gordon's trade for the return of future first-round draft picks.
In this deal, getting veteran players like Rubio won't do the Rockets any good, and simply put, Rubio's role in the deal is only matching salaries. As for Dylan Wendler, a former first-round show player, he has played only 58 games since joining the Cavaliers, averaging 4 points, 2.7 rebounds and 36.1% three-point shooting per game.
Still, Wendler is still a three-point threat on the flanks worth cultivating, and he's still a young player with some value, at least the Rockets will want to try to develop such a low-risk, high-reward young player. Of course, the fact that two future second-round draft picks in this deal should also interest the Rockets.
For the Cavaliers, their push for the deal and getting Gordon won't make the team a competitive team, but considering the Cavaliers have played well so far this season, Gordon's addition will make the team's backcourt more stable and make them more likely to keep a playoff spot and maybe even play a surprise performance in the playoffs.