Houston Rockets are torn between pursuing Durant or Antetokounmpo

The Texan franchise has a lot of room to maneuver to try to sign a big star and is debating between several paths to take.

Diego Jiménez Rubio | Mon, 11/18/2024 - 00:08
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NBA rumors of Houston Rockets. Photo: gettyimages.
NBA rumors of Houston Rockets. Photo: gettyimages.

An amazing margin to shake up the NBA with a trade. That's what the Houston Rockets have at their disposal, and their management is licking their lips at the amount of young talent they can use to negotiate the signing of a big star. Should they decide to go down that path, they must choose between Giannis Antetokounmpo immediately or wait until summer to pursue Kevin Durant.

Having the authority to choose the best route to glory is highly unusual in the NBA, but it seems that the Houston Rockets have that decision-making ability. The cluster of young players brimming with potential and already performing at a high level in the competition prompts management to consider giving a final push to the project in pursuit of a championship ring in the short term, possibly parting ways with some of them to negotiate the arrival of an All-Star.

They are considering two options; the first is to attempt recruiting Giannis Antetokounmpo, leveraging the discontent of the Greek with the Bucks and how well he would fit in a team with many high-level pieces on the perimeter and a dominant center like Sengun. However, plan B is to wait until summer to aggressively negotiate for the acquisition of Kevin Durant, in case the prolific scorer perceives that the Suns' project is faltering.

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