The young Houston Rockets have performed exceptionally well this season. The Rockets are at the forefront of the league in both defense and rebounding this season, even though their offense still has obvious shortcomings, their record can still rank among the top three in the West. However, the goal for the Rockets this season is still to make it to the playoffs, and they cannot be too proud as they are still on the path of rebuilding.
In yesterday's game against the Timberwolves, the Rockets paid a price for their youth. With over three minutes remaining in the game, the Rockets were still leading by 15 points, but under favorable circumstances, they subsequently made a disastrous performance, allowing their opponents to make a run and unfortunately lost the game. This game fully exposed the lack of a star player in the Rockets, if they had a superstar who could seal the deal, they could have won many more games this season.
Recently, there have been rumors about the trade of Kings star De'Aaron Fox. The Kings are experiencing internal strife and have fired head coach Mike Brown. According to media reports, Fox may consider leaving the team, and teams like the Rockets and Spurs are closely monitoring Fox's situation. If the Rockets can get Fox, they will truly have a star player capable of playing key shots. This would be quite tempting for them.
In recent days, American media outlets have been proposing trade schemes and various simulated suggestions. Recently, another trade proposal involving the Rockets trading for Fox has been put forward by American media.
The trade proposal from Fadeaway World:
Rockets receive: Fox, Keon Ellis;
Kings receive: Reed Sheppard, Dillon Brooks, Whitmore, 2025 first-round pick (from Thunder or Suns), 2027 first-round pick (from Suns), 2028 first-round pick (from Rockets), 2029 first-round pick.
Such a seven-for-one big trade would certainly be an earthquake-level trade scheme for the entire league. Of course, this is just at the stage of simulated trading, but generally, American media trade proposals take into account factors such as salary matching and the prospects of players in the team, so they do have some reference value. However, if it were really such a plan, the Rockets would have to give up too much.
Sheppard is the third overall pick, Whitmore is also a very promising young player, plus a defensive powerhouse like Dillon and four first-round draft picks, which means the Rockets would have to spend a lot to get Fox. Do you think it's worth it for the Rockets to make such a trade? Fans, feel free to leave your thoughts in the comment section.