From the get-go, let me set this straight, I love this trade for the Houston Rockets. Sure, losing De’Anthony Melton hurts a little bit after he flashed two-way potential in the summer league but, the kid hadn’t played organized basketball in over a year prior to that.
Regardless, major props need to be given to Daryl Morey for moving an unmovable contract. Ryan Anderson‘s $40+ million he had left over these past two years is the definition of an albatross contract. But, somehow, he pulled it off and Ryan Anderson is no longer on the team.