What’s next for Rockets? John Wall, Eric Gordon on agenda after draft

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General manager Rafael Stone cited the assorted reasons he expected the Rockets to be better next season than in the previous two, a bounce that would seem to be expected after hitting the bottom of the standings.

the Rockets to be better next season than in the previous two, a bounce that would seem to be expected after hitting the bottom of the standings.

Following the draft night selection of three players and the four players acquired in the Christian Wood trade, the Rockets have 19 players under contract. They plan to release three or four of the players acquired from Dallas — with only center Boban Marjanovic potentially remaining on the roster — but that still leaves an overstuffed roster and decisions to be made.

The Rockets can try to trade him. As much as that has felt like a longshot since they chose to sit Wall for the season to give Kevin Porter Jr. and Jalen Green the ball and backcourt minutes, he has just one season left on his contract to make the hit for a team taking him more manageable. That also could make it easier for the Rockets to bring back the money necessary to complete a deal.

Stone had a price in mind at the trade deadline and would not budge. The Rockets think so highly of Gordon, as a player and a role model for the young players of the rebuild, that they might be at least willing to be patient. But even after the draft, Stone’s phone will be busy.

 

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With Tillman Fertitta running things, the rockets will be just like his restaurants, they'll never be better than mediocre.

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