Houston Rockets Receive: G Ricky Rubio, 2024 Second-Round Pick (GSW via CLE), 2026 Second-Round Pick (LAL via CLE), 2028 Second-Round Pick (CLE) 

Cleveland Cavaliers Receive: F K.J. Martin 

With that said, that’s not the only balancing act that’s required of a rebuilding NBA team. 

No team intends on rebuilding forever. Eventually, they need to move towards competitive basketball. Knowing when to start making that move is a difficult decision in its own right. 

Some will say that the Rockets shouldn’t be doing so yet. This was the second-worst team in the NBA this season. That was an improvement over the previous two years: Houston finished dead last in each. 

Yet, that appears to be the direction this team is heading in anyway. They just hired Ime Udoka as their new head coach.

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Meanwhile, the Rockets head into the summer with the most cap space in the NBA. 

Should they use some of it to absorb Rubio?