Why The Houston Rockets Do The Deal
Obviously, the Rockets will only do this under certain circumstances.
If they land the first overall pick in the upcoming draft, they won’t be trading Victor Wembanyama for Bam Adebayo. Even if they land the second pick, they may not be able to pass on one of Scoot Henderson or Brandon Miller.
Let’s say they’re picking between third and seventh. it’s hard to imagine their pick will slip any lower than that. If they’re not high on whichever of the top 3 prospects is left on the board, or the pick is outside of the top-3, they may entertain packaging the pick in a deal for a star.
Adebayo would be the perfect star. Like Sengun, he’s a great passing big. The Rockets could use Adebayo as a playmaking hub in the same fashion that they use Sengun.
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Only now, they’d have one of the most versatile defensive bigs in the NBA making those plays. That’s an archetype that’s worth a lot of value in this league.