On January 31, Beijing time, there are only 9 days left before the NBA trade deadline. According to Brett Siegel, the Rockets are open to trading Tate midseason. This season, Tate is averaging 4.7 points, 3.4 rebounds and 0.7 steals in 18.3 minutes per game, shooting 47.6 percent from the field and 29.2 percent from three-point range. With Amen Thompson and Whitmore coming into the rotation, Tate and Holiday have seen their minutes plummet. At present, Ethan is in the midst of an injury, and after Ethan's return, Tate will most likely be squeezed out of the rotation, which is the main reason why the Rockets are willing to trade Tate.
According to Shams, the Hawks previously asked Capela for a first-round pick and rotation-caliber player, but the market response was very bad. The Hawks may lower their asking price for Capela, which is expected to be multiple second-round picks. This season, Capela is averaging 11.3 points, 10.4 rebounds and 1.6 blocks in 25.8 minutes per game while shooting 57.1 percent from the field, down 9.2 percentage points from last season. Capela has two years and $43 million left on his contract. If the Rockets send Tate + Landale + Oladipo + 2 second-round picks, there is a high probability that they will be able to trade for Capela + Matthews + Fernando from the Hawks.
It is worth mentioning that Matthews and Fernando played for the Rockets last season. This season, Matthews is averaging 3.7 points in 12.8 minutes per game while shooting 45.6 percent from three-point range. Fernando averaged 6.4 minutes per game, scoring 2.9 points and rebounding 2.1 while shooting 51.9 percent from the field. It has to be said that this is a win-win deal for the Hawks and the Rockets, the Rockets get the backup center and three-point shooter, and the Hawks get the draft pick, the expiring contract.