As the Houston Rockets continue their excellent play, it has become clear that they are among the upper echelon of contenders in the NBA, having put the most potent offense in the league on full display for the first month of the season.
Yet, with the recent news that Lamelo Ball of the Charlotte Hornets could request a trade this season, rumors surrounding star point guards such as him, Trae Young and Ja Morant have begun to swirl yet again. In NBA Insider Jake Fischer's recent Insider Notebook, he hinted, even if he did not say it definitively, that the Rockets will be among the teams keeping an eye on the situations of these players as the trade deadline approaches.