This. Rockets wanted a large, expiring contract who they hoped to flip. I think all this "competing.... needed an all star in the trade..... looking to get Aaron Gordon.... blah blah blah is just "talk". Sure.... if you give the Rockets Aaron Gordon for peanuts then they'll accept it. Sure.... if a top 10 player was available for picks then the Rockets are in the talks... All the "Talk" keeps fans interested and the brand relevant, but the actions don't match the rhetoric.
Here's to hoping the Nets get knocked out in the first round and they all get traded and start rebuilding