The Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder swung an eight-player trade on Thursday night, with Houston sending David Nwaba, Sterling Brown, Marquese Chriss, and Trey Burke to OKC in exchange for Derrick Favors, Moe Harkless, Ty Jerome , Theo Maledon and a second-round pick.
The only one of those guys that really could see time is Favors, as the Rockets have an open competition at the backup center spot, and Favors’ defense and shot blocking ability (1.2 blocks per game for his career) could see him competing for time behind starter Alperen Sengun. After Sengun, it’s Usman Garuba, Bruno Fernando, and Boban Marjanovich, so it’s entirely possible Favors is your backup five for 2022-2023.