The Houston Rockets are often seen as a dark-horse candidate to land Giannis Antetokounmpo. If they are abandoning him, they should abandon that pursuit.
That statement will be controversial. Some Rockets fans will beg to differ. Antetokounmpo is one of the best players in the world. Why wouldn’t the Rockets want him?
Fair. That was my feeling for some time, too. Now that we’re here, it’s worth a second thought. Adding Antetokounmpo would clearly make the Rockets a better team:
But is he worth the inevitable cost?
Rockets shouldn’t give up assets for star forward
That’s the other side of any trade.