The Houston Rockets traded Russell Westbrook before the 2020-21 NBA season began, and then they traded away James Harden in January, thus entering a new era of Rockets basketball.

With young players already making a name for themselves in Houston in Christian Wood, Jae’Sean Tate, Kevin Porter Jr. and Kenyon Martin Jr., the future is bright for the Rockets, but they are currently rebuilding. 

Finding ways to add more young and talented players is the goal of the Rockets right now, which is why they will be looking to “unload” some of their veteran players in the offseason. Moving John Wall is definitely a tough thing to do since he is owed $91.6M over the next two seasons, but Eric Gordon is a very movable player in the offseason. 

His contract is not too favorable, but Gordon has been an impactful player everywhere he has been over the course of his now 13-year NBA career. At 32-years-old, Gordon still has a lot of high-level play left in him, but could he be a major factor for the Los Angeles Lakers? It will be something to watch in trade rumors during the NBA offseason.

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After failing to make it out of the first-round of the playoffs after winning a championship in 2020, the Lakers are looking for ways to add more talent to their roster this offseason. Anthony Davis and LeBron James are the only “untouchables” on the Lakers’ roster in trade talks, which is why they could possibly look to bring in an experienced guy like Eric Gordon. 

The Lakers do not have a lot of trade assets and do not have many draft picks to offer up, but there is one player that could draw the attention of the Rockets and make sense in a potential offseason trade. Let’s take a look at what the Lakers would have to offer the Rockets in order to land Gordon this offseason.