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The Houston Rockets’ brass has drawn a good bit of criticism this offseason for a lack of activity. Understandably, as we’ve seen other teams make moves, either to load up and bolster their roster or to set themselves up for future flexibility, as in the case of the Oklahoma City Thunder.
We haven’t seen that from Houston, outside of a trade on draft day, in which Houston traded up from 39 to 31 to select Bruce Thornton.
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(Technically, the Rockets made multiple trades on day two of the draft).
Perhaps the Rockets are also saving their stockpile of assets for a future move, as well? Which isn’t a bad idea, if Anthony Edwards becomes available down the line.
According to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, Edwards has been frustrated ever since the Minnesota Timberwolves traded Karl-Anthony Towns to the New York Knicks.
ESPN’s Tim MacMahon offered an additional nugget.
“The NBA vultures are swirling around Ant in anticipation of him potentially becoming the next superstar who’s available in the trade market.”
Which prompts the question of whether the Rockets should be positioning themselves to make a run at Edwards. Well, that’s not much of a question.
At least, it shouldn’t be. Edwards is still just 24 years old and is under contract through 2029. Exactly the type of situation that the Rockets should be angling for.
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And it doesn’t matter the asking price. Again, he’s young and under contract long-term. And he’s already immersed as a top-five player in the league.
Granted, holding out for the eventual hope of a trade is risky. And it likely means passing on other ready-now options and players currently available (or at the deadline). But would any of those options be better players than Edwards?
Certainly not. Do we think anyone on the Rockets will become better players than Edwards? Surely not.
Does Edwards make the Rockets a better team? There’s not a question about that, either. Again, the risk of waiting for Edwards to ask out of Minnesota and that either not happening or it happening and Houston falling short of landing him is all the cost of doing business.
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