As the Houston Rockets enter the new season, the biggest question mark surrounding their team is how they will ultimately address the devastating loss of starting point guard Fred Vanvleet.
Yet, a recent mock trade proposed by Nathan Holloway at Athlon Sports posits a particularly shocking solution: dealing for Malik Monk of the Sacramento Kings in order to bring an additional scorer and ball-handler into their backcourt.
Monk, 27, was already shopped by the Kings this summer in potential Jonathan Kuminga sign-and-trade talks, and, were Houston able to grab him for a relatively fair price, he could be the difference-making piece they need to catapult them back into contention.