Houston Rockets Trade With Wizards for More Wing Players

The Houston Rockets might choose to strengthen on their roster depth instead of trading for a star at this moment.

The Houston Rockets also trade with Wizard are in an intriguing position with their roster. They have a young core of seven players and seasoned win so, talents like Fred VanVleet Dillon Brooks and Steven Adams.

No matter what general manager Rafael Stone decides the Rockets should be okay. They can use their young players and draft picks to get a star player and become a contender. Alternatively they can trade their experienced players and give the young ones more playing time to help them improve.

Bleacher Report’s Zach Buckley suggested one trade for each NBA team to make this offseason. For the Rockets he proposed a trade to add wing players which helping them to build a playoff team around their current core.

In the proposed trade Houston would send Jae’Sean Tate. And a 2027 first round pick protected for the top ten to the Washington Wizards for Corey Kispert.

Only six teams had a lower three point percentage than Houston’s 35.2% on last season highlighting an noticeable difference. All of them missed the playoffs by a wide margin, according to Buckley.

The Rockets realize they need to improve their outside shooting beyond just drafting Reed Sheppard and getting AJ Griffin. That’s why they might focus on Kispert a 6’7 player who has made 38.8% of his three point shots in his first three NBA seasons.

Kispert would provide wing depth and help solve a big problem for the Rockets their shooting issues. He’s also a good shooter who can create space for scorers which would improve the team’s offense.

The Rockets have worked on their shooting this offseason. Adding another player like Kispert could be significantly alter the team.

Creating space on the court is becoming increasingly important for the team. Amen Thompson, last summer’s No. 4 pick, takes on a bigger role. It’s a big enough concern that giving up a lightly protected future first round pick seems worth it Buckley added.

Houston making small changes and giving the current players one more season seems like the best approach for the Rockets. They can see which players fit well and decide who to move on from as they choose a direction and build their team.