{"id":75758,"date":"2025-06-04T07:38:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T07:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/75758\/"},"modified":"2025-06-04T07:38:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T07:38:12","slug":"handful-of-teams-trying-to-trade-for-former-houston-rockets-first-round-selection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/75758\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Handful of teams\u2019 trying to trade for former Houston Rockets first-round selection"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Houston Rockets\u2019 season is long over, but they\u2019ve been spending part of their time on the phones, taking trade calls from other teams. Some of those discussions have come from the Phoenix Suns<\/a>, who are trying to move on from Kevin Durant, but not all of them.<\/p>\n

Other teams, according to The Athletic\u2019s Kelly Iko<\/a>, have been trying to trade for Houston\u2019s first-round selection from 2023, Cam Whitmore. A \u201chandful of teams\u201d have already reached out, and the Rockets may be open to moving on from the soon-to-be 21-year-old who has yet to establish a role in coach Ime Udoka\u2019s rotation.<\/p>\n

\u201cA handful of teams have inquired about the availability of sparingly-used wing Cam Whitmore, league and team sources said. Since being drafted with the No. 20 pick in 2023, Whitmore has struggled to entrench himself in Udoka\u2019s tight rotation and at times has expressed his displeasure at the end of the bench, but there is still optimism about his potential and rotation spot \u2014 having shown strong periods of play over the last two seasons. At this stage, neither Whitmore nor his representation has requested a trade and both sides are hopeful of finding a solution.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Athletic\u2019s Kelly Iko on Cam Whitmore trade interest<\/p>\n

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Whitmore saw action in 47 games as a rookie and 51 this past year. He\u2019s started a total of five games since arriving as the 20th overall pick two years ago. Uniquely enough, he saw his minutes decrease from 18.7 MPG down to 16.2 this year, another indication that he\u2019s moving in the wrong direction with Houston.<\/p>\n

What would it take for the Rockets to move on from Whitmore? That remains to be seen. Can they still get a first-round pick in exchange for him? Or would the Rockets simply try including him as part of a bigger trade for a star player?<\/p>\n

Related: Phoenix Suns aggressively trying to trade Kevin Durant to Houston Rockets<\/a><\/p>\n

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