Why the Trade Benefits the Houston Rockets
The Houston Rockets have had their chance to win with James Harden. At what point do they decide to rebuild around a different superstar? They have a chance to trade either Harden or Russell Westbrook and build around the other.
Houston would be getting a ton of NBA Draft capital in this deal. That is hard to turn down. Plus, Joel Embiid is coming back in this deal to act as a second-option. This would be a dynamic duo and give the Rockets something they have not had in a long time — a big man.
The Rockets and Philadelphia 76ers are in similar spots where they need to go in a different direction and this would do it. A radical change in style could be lead to surprising results.
When the offseason gets a little closer to the NBA Draft and free agency, a deal of this caliber could happen. James Harden and the 76ers have been linked before and it would shake up the NBA.
