This Bucks-Rockets trade would send Eric Gordon to Milwaukee

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Why This Trade Makes Sense For The Houston Rockets

As soon as the Houston Rockets trade James Harden, they are in no position to contend for a championship in the Western Conference. John Wall and DeMarcus Cousins can help ease the pain of the rebuild in Houston, but at the end of the day, without Harden, this team is virtually nothing. 

As a result, trading away two players who may not have much of a future with this franchise anymore makes the most sense. Not to mention, the Rockets have yet to trade Harden and trade talks on him have gone quiet, which is why they should try and make moves to try and win now as well. 

Acquiring Brook Lopez could go a long way for this organization as he still has three years left on his contract and is an overall solid big man. While he may not be the scorer he once was, he is a very strong shot-blocker and can help the Rockets with rebounding, something they rank second-to-last in the league so far this year.

In addition to acquiring Lopez, the Rockets also get D.J. Wilson and two second-round picks. These picks can easily be packaged together in other deals to either acquire talent or first-round picks moving forward, which is the ultimate goal of this organization as they potentially face a small rebuild. 

While Eric Gordon is one of their better overall scorers on the team this year, Houston is in no position to compete for a championship, which is why they have to try and acquire as many assets for the future as they can. Trading him away does this for them and also gives them a valuable guy in Brook Lopez they could potentially trade away following this season for one or two first-round picks.

With Gordon now being 32-years old and coming off an injury filled season, now may be the only time they can trade him for something that is worthwhile, which is why this trade would make sense for the Rockets.

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