The Houston Rockets plan to recruit free agent Jimmy Butler through a sign-and-trade deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported on Tuesday.
According to Wojnarowski, the Rockets' "priority" this offseason is joining Butler with James Harden and Chris Paul. While the team does not have the salary-cap space to sign Butler, Houston hopes the threat of the Sixers losing the All-Star forward for nothing motivates Philadelphia into a trade.
In order to give Butler a four-year, $140 million contract, Houston would likely need to also move center Clint Capela and guard Eric Gordon in a deal, per Wojnarowski.