The Rockets stuck to their asking price for the first round in exchange for Christian Wood and qualified for the 26th selection after agreeing to trade with Mavericks, according to Jake Fisher of Bleacher Report (Twitter link). Sources told Fischer that Houston’s asking price remained the same for Eric Gordon, with the team looking for another player in the first round.
Gordon was productive for the recovery club in 2021/22, averaging 13.4 points, 2 rebounds and 2.7 assists shooting .475 / .412 / .778 in 57 games, including 46 starts (29.3 minutes). ). Although his points in the match were tied for the lowest value in his career, the veteran shooting guard recorded the best real shooting rate in his career of 61.4%.
The 33-year-old essentially has an expiring contract of $ 19.57 million in 22/23, as its value of $ 20.92 million for 23/24 is not guaranteed.
Here’s more about Rockets and Mavs:
- As Keith Smith of Spotrac notes (via Twitter), if the Rockets keep all their first-round choices (third, 17th and 26th), they will have 19 players under contract in ’22/23, so Houston will have to to make extra moves to drop to 15 before next season. Smith also notes that Dennis Schroeder and Bruno Fernando are probably out of the picture due to the breakup of the lineup. Although this is an assumption from Smith, not a report, his logic certainly makes sense, as none of the players are on the team’s long-term plans. Schroeder is an unlimited free agent this summer, while Fernando could be limited if Houston offers him a $ 2.2 million qualifying offer, which seems very unlikely at this stage.
- In a video breakdown of the trade, Bobby Marx of ESPN says the Rockets will generate a $ 4 million trading exception as part of the deal. Zach Harper of The Athletic appreciates the exchange, giving Mavs B-plus and Rockets to B.
- Jonathan Fagan of The Houston Chronicle says (via Twitter) that worries about Wood’s character are exaggerated, calling him a “standard man in an incredibly difficult period of two seasons.” Feigen believes that Wood will “thrive” in Dallas.
- The timing of the trade was interesting, according to ESPN’s Jonathan Givoni (Twitter link), who noted that Paolo Banchero had worked for the Rockets earlier in the day and then the team decided to trade a starting big man at Wood. According to many forecasts, Banchero will go third overall to Houston.
- The four-to-one swap creates an unexpectedly large spot on the Mavs list, and league sources tell Mark Stein (via Twitter) that Theo Pinson is “highly expected” to be re-signed on a standard deal. Pinson was seen as the unofficial leader of the Mavs bench, winning the team $ 175,000 in playoff fines for violating bench decency. Stein announced a few weeks ago that Dallas wants to keep Pinson, who is no longer eligible for a two-way contract after gaining four years of NBA experience.
- One of Dallas’ top priorities in joining a free agency is to acquire a winger capable of receiving rotating minutes in the playoffs, tweets Tim McMahon of ESPN. The Mavs will be a luxury tax team in ’22/23, so their main tool for signing a free agent will be the exception of the average taxpayer, which is expected to cost $ 6,392,000.
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