Late on Aug. 30, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski dropped an out-of-nowhere bomb on Twitter, reporting a mid-offseason deal between the Phoenix Suns and Houston Rockets which saw multiple players switch sides.
The trade breaks down as follows: General manager Daryl Morey and the Rockets were finally able to rid themselves of Ryan Anderson and his albatross of a contract simply by attaching 2018 second-round pick De’Anthony Melton to the deal, in exchange for the 2016 draft’s No. 8 overall pick, Marquese Chriss, as well as veteran guard Brandon Knight.
A few different variables make this trade interesting, perhaps none more so than the fact Knight was projected by many to be in line to start for the Suns at point guard in 2018-19.