The Houston Rockets seem to be willing to trade Jalen Green in return for an experienced NBA star. As fans will certainly be aware, things look quite grim for the Rockets as far as being a competitive team goes. They finished the 2022-2023 NBA season with a subpar record of 22 wins and 60 losses.
That gives them the second-worst record in the entire NBA. This is quite a change in events considering that this same team was considered a contender a few years ago.
With that being said, it is quite possible that the Rockets are willing to move on from one of their young stars. Let us take a closer look at how this could go down and who the Houston Rockets are interested to acquire in return for Jalen Green.
The Houston Rockets are interested in trading Jalen Green for James Harden
Perhaps it wouldn’t be a good move for the Rockets to trade Jalen. After all, he is still a very young player at 21 years old and could potentially get much better. Although his team hasn’t been seeing much success in terms of wins, Jalen has still been playing quite well as an individual and garnering the respect and acknowledgment of players across the league.
The Houston Rockets have addressed the idea of packaging Jalen Green in a potential trade for a star, per @JakeLFischer pic.twitter.com/9L4fKDUQNy
— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) April 28, 2023
This season, Jalen Green has been averaging 22.1 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 3.7 assists. He has been shooting 41.6% from the field and 33.8% from the three-point line. Although these numbers are impressive for a player in his second year, it is still possible for the Rockets to make a move and trade him.
James Harden is considered one of the most likely players they would recruit. After all, he has a history with the organization and was the main reason they were able to contend in the Western Conference for years. Another potential move the Rockets have shown interest in is to acquire Khris Middleton.
James Harden and Khris Middleton were two players mentioned as possible targets for the Houston Rockets, per @JakeLFischer
(Via https://t.co/S5wAuOk7kg) pic.twitter.com/VoryLDISLI
— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) April 28, 2023
Although either of these moves could change the situation for the franchise, fans feel that the Rockets should stick with and believe in Jalen Green. After all, Harden appears to be well past his prime and is looking to win an NBA title.
Even for harden. Harden is old and while still good, clearly past his prime and his decline will only get worse as he ages. They need to keep him and stay young
— 🎗NBA•Fan🎗 (@Klutch_23) April 28, 2023
LMAO WHY WOULD THEY TRADE HIM
— phillypulls (@jamessimonenba) April 28, 2023
Even though the Rockets think this trade makes sense, the fans do not. Perhaps the fans are right on this one as it would require several stars to turn the Houston Rockets from a bottom-tier team to a championship contender. In any case, these potential trade rumors seem to be growing greater with each passing day.