Houston Rockets Rumours

01 Jul 2025 20:46:38
The Bucks traded away Jrue Holiday for Dame Lillard, Jrue won another title before them, now they are waiving Dame to free up space to get Turner. Turner is a great fit but waiving Dame just like that while having around 14.5% of dead money on their cap space for several years is not the best decision for a franchise. Now watch out for Giannis to request a trade unless they are really in a serious contention mode as the season starts.

Meanwhile, several teams would be more than happy to sign Lillard and let him heal on their facilities.

Miami - obvious one
LA Clippers - home
Portland - the return
Celtics - let him and Tatum heal and compete in 2027
Minnesota - needing a point guard, they can afford to rest him up now and still win a lot of games
Phoenix - can use an allstar guard alongside Booker
Others: Kings, Warriors, Rockets

27 Jun 2025 13:56:15
rockets: D white+S Hauser
Spurs: F Van Vleet+J smith+ 1rnd pick 28 Bos
Bos:D Fox

28 Jun 2025 11:23:30
Not going to work financially for Boston.

27 Jun 2025 11:28:44
Rockets-Kings

Rockets acquire: Demar Derozan & future 1st round pick top 10 protected

Kings acquire: Jabari Smith Jr & Jock Landale


Before you click unbelievable, hear me out.
Not a blockbuster but can help both teams

The Rockets acquire another vet "star" who is healthy and can carry the old just in case Durant needs some load management. This also opens up big opportunity for Tari Eason to be the main man off the bench

VanVleet - Holiday
Derozan - Sheppard
Thompson - Whitmore
Durant - Eason - Green
Sengun - Adams
- can sign a vet PG and Wing

The Kings get a stretch big who can stretch the floor and play D to compliment both Sabonis and Murray. They gave up a protected 1st only if teams think the Derozan's value is low

Ellis - Carter
Lavine - Monk
Murray - Laravia
Smith Jr - Lyles
Sabonis - Valanciunas - Landale

28 Jun 2025 01:35:23
Like this for the kings.

28 Jun 2025 03:14:07
I like this for both. DeRozan is a great player even at his age, would be a great fit in Houston.

03 Jul 2025 00:57:04
Not bad.

27 Jun 2025 10:06:51
Rockets:Jokic+C Braun

Nuggets:Sengun+ A Thompson+J smith+ 1rnd pick Phoe 27+ 1rnd pick Rockets 28-30-32

rockets
C:Jokic
PF:Eason
SF:Durant
SG:Braun
PG:Van Vleet

Nuggets
C:Sengun
PF:Gordon/smith
SF:MJ Porter
SG:A Thompson
PG:Murray

25 Jun 2025 08:26:56
Denver-Phoenix-Brooklyn

Denver acquire: Bradley Beal, 21st pick via Brooklyn
- Joker can make Beal great again, he is still a 20ppg SG that can help them in the playoffs

Murray
Beal
Braun
Gordon
Jokic

Phoenix acquire: Michael Porter Jr & 27th pick via Brooklyn
- Porter Jr can play the starting 4 for them, he still a bad contract but atleast better than Beal's

Brooklyn acquire: 10th pick via Phoenix from Houston, Zeke Nnaji, Dario Saric
- move up and get another lottery pick for taking money back

25 Jun 2025 07:24:34
Por-mil

Por- giannis, beal

Mil- camara, ayton, plumlee, 4 1sts por, 2 swaps, 10th pick suns via rockets

Phx - rob williams, grant, connaughton

Por

Holiday-Henderson
Beal-Sharpe
Avdija-Thybulle
Giannis-Murray
Clingan-Reath
- instant contender with additons of some vets

Mil

Pick/lillard
Green-rollins
Camara-jackson
Kuzma-Portis
Ayton-Plumlee
- rebuild

Phx

Jones
Booker-Allen-Connaughton
Green-Oneale-Dunn
Grant-Ighodaro
Richards-Williams

25 Jun 2025 19:26:49
Portland not getting Giannis without Sharpe and/ or Clingan involved.

23 Jun 2025 08:50:37
Sixers: Sengun+ Smith+ A Thompson
Hou: Embiid+ #3 (Bailey+ 1rnd pick Clippers 28

Sixers
C: Sengun
PF: Smith
SF:P George
SG: Thompson
PG:Maxey
Sixth: McCain
Hou
C:Embiid/Adams
PF:Eason
Sf: K durant
SG:Bailey
PG:Van Vleet/Sheppard

23 Jun 2025 09:39:54
This will destroy what the Rockets are doing. Dont be like Brooklyn please.

23 Jun 2025 10:53:10
No reason for Houston to want to be Philly.

23 Jun 2025 12:53:52
Nobody is trading for embiid to play 20 games then miss the entire playoffs with bad knees.

23 Jun 2025 19:37:05
I’m not sure I’d trade just Sengun for that.

23 Jun 2025 08:43:15
rockets: Giannis
Bucks: Sengun+ A Thompson+J Smith+ 1rnd pick Phoe 27+1rnd pick Rock 28 and 30

Rockets:
C:Adams
PF:Giannis
SF:Durant
SG:Witmore
PG:Van Vleet

Bucks
C:Sengun
PF:Smith
SF:Kuzma
SG:A Thompson
Pg:D Lillard

23 Jun 2025 10:53:48
As great as Giannis is, that's bad for Houston.

24 Jun 2025 13:29:48
If I am the Bucks, I am taking that! Players are solid and young, while the phoenix pick could be in top 5.

22 Jun 2025 00:06:24
-Cavs get: Devin Vassell, Jabari Smith Jr, Tari Eason and 10th pick
-Spurs get: Donovan Mitchell
-Rockets get: Keldon Johnson and 2nd pick

Why?
-Cavs add size, depth and a draft pick.
-Spurs get a superstar in his prime.
-Rockets get the 2nd pick.

24 Jun 2025 22:48:58
?? spurs say no.

18 Jun 2025 14:56:54
Hou- jaylen brown, trey lyles

Vanvleet holiday
Brooks sheppard
Brown tate
Thompson eason lyles
Sengun Adams

Bos- jalen Green, domantas sabonis, demar derozan

White
Derozan
Green
Tatum
Sabonis

Sac- kristaps porzingis, jabari smith jr, jrue holiday & 1st round pick from boston, 1st round pick houston, pick swap houston

Holiday
Lavine
Murray
Smith Jr
Porzingis

19 Jun 2025 02:10:48
Think kings taking on older players doesn’t make sense if trading away sabonis…. not wrong on values but like some combo of getting just jrue holiday and trading away Derozan much better. If going to trade sabonis can’t take on older players.

14 Jun 2025 10:45:30
Atlanta-Boston-Houston

Hawks Get - Payton Pritchard - PG
Jalen Green - SG
Amen Thompson - G/F
2025 1st Round Pick #28

Celtics Get - Trae Young - PG
Tari Eason - PF
2025 1st Round Pick #10
2027 Nets 1st Round Pick

Rockets Get - Dyson Daniels - G
Jalen Brown - G/F

14 Jun 2025 12:57:28
Not a legal trade.

10 Jun 2025 23:26:11
Dal: D Booker
Hou: #1 (Flag)+K Thompson+Marchall
Suns: Washington+Gafford+Sheppard+Landale+#10+1rnd pick Dal 26+return 1rnd pick 27 and 29

Dal:
C:Lively/Powell
PF:A Davis/Prosper
SF:M Christie/C Martin
SG:Booker/Hardy
PG:Irving/Williams

Suns
C:Gafford
PF:Washington
SF:Durant
SG:Beal
PG:Sheppard

Hou
C:Sengun
PF:Flag
SF:Thompson
SG:Green
PG:Van Vleet

11 Jun 2025 00:32:11
Dallas wouldn't trade #1 alone for Booker and this has them adding stuff.

05 Jun 2025 09:44:19
I noticed that the Clippers arent being talked about in here, I see their team as mediocre at best and might not get to see a deep playoff run in the near future. Yes they took the Nuggets to 7 games but they are massacred in game 7. Their stars are old and injury prone and their supporting cast are not that great either aside from Zubac and Powell. Maybe it's time for them to rebuild and gain assets. I believe they can fetch a pick or 2 for Harden and a good haul for Kawhi as well as Powell.
But who might need these players?

Some sensible deal that I think:

Kawhi to Nuggets for Porter Jr, Strawther & package of future picks?
Kawhi to Rockets for Jabari Smith Jr, Brooks & picks?
Kawhi to Dallas or Cavs?
Harden to Orlando?
Harden to where?

05 Jun 2025 13:04:47
i can't see any team giving up value for Leonard or Harden.
The clippers don't own their own picks, so they have no other choice than doing a rerun and try to get some good free agents in 2027.

01 Jun 2025 18:00:28
Hou: #1+ K Thompson (buy out?)+N Marchall
Suns::D Brooks+Gafford+PJ Washington+ #10+ return first round pick 27+1rnd pick Hou 27
Dal: K Durant+return 1rnd pick Dal (or swap suns) 29

Hou:
C:Sengun
PF:Flagg
SF:Thompson
SG:Green
PG:Van Vleet

Suns:
Draft: N Traoré
C:Gafford
PF:Washington
SF:Brooks
SG:Booker
PG:Traoré
sixth: Beal

Dal:
Sign:CP3
C:Lively
PF:Davis
SF:Durant
SG:M christie
PG:Irving (CP3)

01 Jun 2025 22:36:50
Holy crap, this is atrocious for Dallas. If they trade Flagg for 38 yr old Durant, Mavs fans will riot outside their arena.

02 Jun 2025 06:40:08
Horrible. If it's for Booker maybe but for Durant, big NO.

13 May 2025 13:46:47
Houston - Magic

Suggs for Green

Magic need more on the points side and Houston needs a replacement for PG with an improved 3-point shot.

14 May 2025 21:02:44
A big no from Orlando.

13 May 2025 08:05:27
1) Hou-Dal
Hou: A Davis
Dal: Green+Sheppard+Jabari smith+ #10 (K Jakucionis)

2)Dal-Bucks-Atl
Atl:Portis
Bucks: K Thompson
Dal: Niang+ 2rnd pick Atl 29+ 2rnd pick Bucks 31

3)Dal-Suns
Dal: B Beal+ 1rnd pick Utah 27 (or cleveland swap)
Suns: K Irving+ Naiji

Dal:
C:Gafford/Lively/Powell
PF:J smith/Washington
SF:C Flagg/Christie/C Martin
SG:Green/Beal:Hardy
PG:Shepppard/ Jakucionis

13 May 2025 13:43:47
Too much for Davis!
Atlanta gets a steal
#3 I could see happening.

08 May 2025 03:21:56
Cavs get: Tari Eason, Dyson Daniels, Reed Sheppard, Terrance Mann and '27 and '29 frp via Suns
Rockets get: Donovan Mitchell and Onyeka Okongwu
Hawks get: Alperen Sengun and Jock Landale
Pistons get: Isaac Okoro, Georges Niang and 2 2nds ('25 via Bucks, '27 via Nuggets)

Why?
Cleveland adds size and defense. They also save a ton of money.
Rockets add a superstar number one option and a good big man.
Hawks add a star big man who is a good fit next to Trae Young.
Pistons get some players who are familiar with Bickerstaff and some 2nds.

07 May 2025 02:19:40
Kings trade Derozan and Lyles

Rockets trade Jabari smith and Dillon brooks

Offense for rockets, defense and PF athletic for kings

07 May 2025 12:10:59
Easy no from the Rockets.

06 May 2025 08:29:24
Suns: F Van vleet+ return 25-27-29(or dallas swap)+ 2rnd pick 26 and 28
Bucks:Green+J smith+D Brooks+1rnd pick hou 28 and30
Hou:Giannis Antentokounmpo+D booker

C:Sengun
PF:Giannis
SF:Thompson
SG:Booker
PG:Sheppard

06 May 2025 15:21:56
Getting 2 superstars will require atleast Amen Thompson and Sengun.

05 May 2025 16:44:48
HOU retool

HOU/PHX

HOU get Devin Booker

PHX get Jalen Green, Jabari Smith Jr, Jock Landale, 3 1st round picks, 2 pick swaps

Assuming the trade happens when Green's contract extension kicks in

The Rockets get someone who can provide big baskets when needed, the Suns look to move on by getting young players. Durant and Beal next to be traded

Pg Vanvleet/Holiday
Sg Booker/Sheppard
Sf Brooks/Tate
Pf Thompson/Eason
Ce Sengun/Adams

05 May 2025 19:26:45
It's close in value, I think you'd need to add one of Sheppard or Eason to get Phoenix to bite. Those picks may not be too appealing to Phoenix since they'll likely be in the 20's.

06 May 2025 08:31:33
I think that's an overpay for Booker. Houston owns the Suns picks. They have no future without those picks, So phoenix should be happy if they can trade booker for those picks.