Any good plan has steps. You don’t advance to the next one before you’re done with the previous one. For example, take an NBA Analysis hypothetical trade article.
First, we identify a potential trade. Next, we make sure that it works financially. Once those steps are completed, we write the article.
The Houston Rockets are ready to take their next step. This team has been tanking for the last three years.
Next season, they owe their first-round pick to the Oklahoma City Thunder with top-4 protection. They need to take a step forward.
Cleaning up their defense might be the first step. This team has effectively zero stopping power. Acquiring an interior defender could be their first step toward relevancy.
Could Nic Claxton of the Brooklyn Nets be that acquisition?