Chicago Bulls Receive: F Jae’Sean Tate, F KJ Martin, 2023 First-Round Pick (LAC via HOU)
Houston Rockets Receive: G/F Alex Caruso
With that said, there are cautionary tales the Rockets should take heed to. Sometimes, rushing the rebuilding can have dire consequences.
If your team isn’t ready to win, should you really sink your assets into it? You’re certainly taking a risk. Sometimes, you end up building a team with a very low ceiling.
Just look at the Bulls. This team wasn’t ready to win. They tried to do so anyway. The Bulls spent resources to acquire DeMar DeRozan and Nikola Vucevic.
Now, they’re a mediocre team with few avenues toward improvement. Nobody would be shocked if the Bulls blew up their whole roster this summer.
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They’ll be starting again without much to show for this era if they do.
Should the Rockets avoid the same fate?