The Houston Rockets are now past the trade deadline and with all of the maneuvers that were made, Iman Shumpert was the nugget that gleaned. The necessary collateral of Brandon Knight, Marquese Chriss. James Ennis as well as their 2019 first-rounder were all surrendered as casualties.
The team was able to accomplish two things with this trade deadline — first, the Houston Rockets were able to get a long-coveted guard in Shumpert that aligns with the team mindset. Secondly, and they were able to shed a lot of unwanted contracts as well as players teetering on the edge of being unproductive such as Ennis.