The Houston Rockets went all-in on their title pursuit for the 2020 season when they traded for 2017 NBA MVP Russell Westbrook to pair with James Harden, the 2018 NBA MVP and former teammate with Westbrook in Oklahoma City.
Despite the two MVP’s banding together and solidifying Houston’s backcourt, the Houston Rockets still have a major hole to fill if they want to remain among the NBA’s most legitimate title contenders: they must add a three-point shooting power forward.
Apart from P.J. Tucker, the Rockets lack another true power forward.