Between the offseason addition of Kevin Durant and the in-season strides taken by this young core, the Houston Rockets have clearly launched themselves into NBA championship contention. You might think, then, this club could effectively sit out the upcoming trade season, save perhaps for making a marginal move to add more shooting or bring in another backup big.
Under almost any other circumstance, that would ring true. But Giannis Antetokounmpo's apparent addition to the trade market changes everything. The chance to add a generational great—who's very much still in his prime—comes around once in a lifetime.