With the trade deadline over, the Rockets didn't make much trade, just Thatties left the team and cut Brooks and veteran Augustine! The deal between Wood and Gordon, which has been rumored before, was not reached, Wood was because the Rockets asked for too high a price and ultimately did not reach it, and Gordon was that the Rockets did not have too strong a willingness to trade!
According to Rockets reporter Adam Spolane, the Rockets did not feel the pressure of trading Gordon, and the team liked him to stay in the lineup and believed that he had a big impact on the young people in the team. The Rockets are currently in the process of rebuilding, and they need a veteran to help these young people grow, and Gordon's ability and prestige seem to be the most suitable candidate!
In the middle of the previous season, there were teams that wanted to get Gordon, and the Rockets were in no hurry to trade him, so the deal has never been reached. Rumors about Gordon's trade before the deal deadline are actually very limited, which also proves the attitude of the Rockets, who will continue to hear quotes about Gordon this summer or next year's trade deadline!
For Rockets fans, Gordon may be the last memory of the peak Rockets in 18 years, when the Rockets fought seven games with the Warriors, and although they eventually lost, everyone admitted that the Rockets that season were the most likely to threaten the "Cosmic Brave" team. With the departure of paul, Harden and other core players, role players slowly left the team, and only Eric Gordon was left alone in the 18 Rockets of that year!
It can be said that for Gordon this player, Rockets fans and Rockets management are very goodwill, although can not go to the championship team, I believe Gordon will also be very good to help the Rockets this group of young players grow as soon as possible, perhaps in the near future, the Rockets will return to the ranks of strong teams!