At the trade deadline, the Houston Rockets only succeeded with finding a trade partner for Daniel Theis. Rafael Stone found a way to send Theis back to the Boston Celtics for a package around Dennis Schroder, which included Enes Freedom and Bruno Fernando. With that trade happening, Freedom, DJ Augustin, and Armoni Brooks were released.
Shockingly, there were no draft picks included. Although Rockets’ twitter was frustrated with the front office, Stone allowed himself to not settle but find the right deal for the future. Stone couldn’t get the proper offers for Eric Gordon, Christian Wood, and John Wall.