Did the Houston Rockets recently offer the Brooklyn Nets a swap of first round draft picks that might signal a change of strategy for Nets? Both the Houston Chronicle and The Athletic are reporting there has been talk ... if not talks ... about Houston trading the four remaining Nets draft assets, picks and swaps, they control in return for the four Suns assets Brooklyn control. .
How serious the discussion remains a question. In fact, one league source told NetsDaily the reports are “inaccurate” and merely “hypothetical.”
First of all, while secondary sources seem to suggest that actual talks took place, The Athletic’s Kelly Iko discussed the prospect of a swap pick as among the multitude of options the Rockets have at the Draft:
Houston also could look to acquire future draft picks, such as Brooklyn’s array of assets courtesy of the Phoenix Suns/Kevin Durant trade.