Rockets Get Jaden Springer + Houston’s NBA Trade Deadline Expectations… Is Kevin Durant In Play?

Rockets Get Jaden Springer + Houston’s NBA Trade Deadline Expectations… Is Kevin Durant In Play?

Will the Houston Rockets make any season-defining moves ahead of the NBA Trade Deadline? With the trade deadline buzzing, the Rockets have started things off small by acquiring Jaden Springer, a combo guard with defensive upside reminiscent of a young Marcus Smart. Speculation swirls around a potential blockbuster trade for Kevin Durant, which could catapult the Rockets into championship contention.

Host Jackson Gatlin (@JTGatlin) breaks things down, analyzing Springer’s impact and the tantalizing prospects of adding Durant to the roster. The episode also covers the broader NBA trade landscape, including the Los Angeles Lakers and New Orleans Pelicans recent activities, and how these shifts might affect the Rockets playoff aspirations.

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30 comments

  7. I would never trade Jalen green for Devin booker because as you can see booker has kd and Beal he had kd Paul and Payton he always had a team but never wins

  8. I would rather trade more picks than trading jabari. He's the most underrated player on this team and it shows. We are deteriorating defensively since he was down. Cam/reed, dillon/fvv, phx picks, and/or fillers. That's it for KD

  10. I do not expect the front office to make any other move but the West just got insane. Spurs, Mavs, Lakers, Kings, Warriors all got better. I downgraded my expectations from the team. I think avoiding a first round exit is the goal for this season after what happened in this deadline.

  13. the problem they are having is the have a good lead in the 4th so they start to slow down and kill the clock, then the other team finds a gear and all we are doing is trying to kill the clock. They need to keep attacking the game. They do this bs every time.

  15. Thought we where getting Robert Williams? Thought hopefully we would go for cam johnson, which would be a medium trade not a Block buster but this season has shown time and time again we need shooting and have not addressed that at all.

  19. How about making a move that actually helps this team win! Shooting! shooting! shooting! You can't just sit around while all your competition gets better and your just going pat ! Duh! If OKC gets johnson I'll be so pissed we would have just said goodbye to winning over them gone for years. Not only are you fighting timelines, your competing against other teams. Please improve this team.

  22. Id love KD in a vacuum, both for the on-court production and the impact having our young guys around one of the greatest pure hoopers the sport has seen. However, theres no way to to that trade without giving up FVV or a young player of value, n thats not worth it at the moment unless the thinking is that its what pushes us into OKC territory of contention. I dont believe it would. I honestly feel that an upgrade to the Jock n Holiday roles would do wonders. If we got Timelord and Brogdon for 2nds n expirings not named Tate or Green, we'd b solid

  25. This team has already gone way beyond where it should be. Half of the team can be trade for kd. Im sory, sad but true; This team can't go anywhere with this talent ceiling.

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