The rumor of the Houston Rockets seeking to clean house to trade for Philadelphia 76ers star center Joel Embiid was surprising, to say the least. Although we’ve not seen a lot of traction backing up this claim, it is still interesting to analyze what this potential blockbuster deal would look like.
This is especially the case with Daryl Morey stepping down as the Rockets General Manager, which was also untimely. With no head coach as of this writing, the future direction of the Houston Rockets is up in the air.
Ideally, a trade for Embiid would likely benefit a Jeff Van Gundy hiring due to his experience with talented big men like Patrick Ewing and Yao Ming.