The Houston Rockets are interested in Khris Middleton, Brook Lopez and Austin Reaves, according to NBA insider Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle.
The Rockets have over $60 million in cap space. Along with Middleton, Lopez and Reaves, Houston has been linked to Bruce Brown, Rui Hachimura, Jordan Clarkson, Cameron Johnson, Donte DiVincenzo, Dillon Brooks, Dwight Powell and Jakob Poeltl.
Houston won only 22 games this past season. The franchise selected Amen Thompson with the fourth overall pick in the 2023 draft. The Rockets are building around Jalen Green, Alperen Şengün, Jabari Smith Jr. and Kevin Porter Jr.
Both Middleton and Lopez are widely expected to re-sign with the Milwaukee Bucks, while the Los Angeles Lakers are expected to re-sign Reaves and Hachimura in restricted free agency.
Most NBA insiders believe Houston will land Dillon Brooks and there are some people around the league who think former MVP James Harden will not re-sign with the Philadelphia 76ers and will go back to the Rockets.
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One NBA writer believes the Rockets should trade for Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown and sign Harden this offseason if the team wants to make some serious noise. Andy Bailey of Bleacher Report thinks acquiring Harden and Brown should be part of the Rockets’ offseason to-do list.
“If Boston comes to the decision that Brown isn’t worth the supermax for which he’s now eligible, it might have to move him,” Bailey wrote.
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Brown is eligible to sign a designated veteran extension with the Celtics this offseason since he made an All-NBA team this past season. The swingman averaged 26.6 points, 6.9 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 2022-23 for Boston.
Meanwhile, Harden becomes an unrestricted free agent this summer once he declines his 2023-24 player option with the Sixers. The 10-time All-Star averaged 21.0 points, 6.1 rebounds and 10.7 assists in 2022-23.
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