Rockets must avoid Trae Young temptation as trade speculation begins to mount again

The Rockets might still be in point guard trade conversations, but Trae Young is not the one.

Houston Rockets v Atlanta Hawks | Kevin C. Cox/GettyImagesAs well as the Houston Rockets play this season, they will at no point be able to shake the rumors swirling around the league regarding their need for a point guard in the absence of Fred VanVleet.

While the Rockets' need to make a move might prove to be an inevitability this season, one point guard around whom trade rumors have already centralized must be left out of the conversation entirely: Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks.

With his extension looming, the Hawks have played excellently with Young out of the lineup, and it is natural to think…