Miami Heat Receive: G/F Eric Gordon, F Jae’Sean Tate, 2023 First-Round Pick (MIL via HOU), 2024 First-Round Pick (BKN via HOU), 2026 First-Round Pick (BKN via HOU)
Houston Rockets Receive: F/C Bam Adebayo
The NBA may be a race, but everyone’s not running from the same starting point.
In a given season, some teams enter the season with the expectation of contending. If they aren’t in the running for the NBA title, they’re falling behind.
Of course, some teams enter the year with opposite expectations.
Those teams are hoping to lose. After all, piling up losses leads to better lottery odds. Those teams are in a race to the bottom.
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The Houston Rockets are one such team. They’ll be hoping to land the rights to draft Victor Wembanyama this summer. If they don’t, they’ll at least be hoping to land one of the draft’s top prospects.
Should they really change course by trading for Adebayo?