The Rockets explored the possibility of acquiring Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson but couldn’t come up with a suitable trade package to match up salaries, Chris B. Haynes of Yahoo Sports tweets.
Houston is seeking another rotation player, regardless of position, and has had talks with the Pistons regarding young big Christian Wood, according to Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle (Twitter links).
The Rockets dealt away their top frontcourt player, Clint Capela, in a complex four-way trade that sent forward Robert Covington to Houston.
They have gone with smaller lineups in recent games but their interest in Thompson and Wood suggests they are looking to play a more conventional style if they can land another power forward or center. Thompson has an expiring $18.5MM contract and Wood will also be an unrestricted free agent after the season. He has blossomed this season in Detroit after being plucked off waivers last summer.
There’s your two “eastern conference centers” they were rumored looking into. Shame it wasn’t Embiid.
Zero percent chance they could trade for embiid, don’t even know why you would think that’d be possible lol
Trade built around Westbrook and Embiid seems possible. And all I said was shame it wasn’t Embiid. Doesn’t seem impossible to me. Doesn’t matter if it doesn’t make sense. Still possible.
Sure it’s possible, but who really wants injury-prone Embiid.
Wood might be a good fit for the Rockets.
Or maybe the Cavs will buy out Tristan Thompson?
Thankfully the Cavs did not ask for Gordon. There was no other hope on that roster to match 18.
I wonder if they talked to OKC (Noel with Robinson & Ferguson).