{"id":109746,"date":"2024-11-29T15:31:57","date_gmt":"2024-11-29T20:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=109746"},"modified":"2024-11-29T15:31:57","modified_gmt":"2024-11-29T20:31:57","slug":"rockets-willing-trade-jaesean-tate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/11\/29\/rockets-willing-trade-jaesean-tate\/","title":{"rendered":"Rockets Willing To Part Ways With Spark Plug"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Houston Rockets are 14-6, second in the Western Conference. However, despite their hot start, Houston has been involved in a couple of trade rumors. The most notable of these has been the report that the Rockets would consider trading for<\/a> two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo<\/a> if he becomes available, though there\u2019s a caveat<\/a>. Now, veteran Jae\u2019Sean Tate<\/a>\u2019s name has cropped up in trade discussions.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026A few teams inquired<\/a> about Tate\u2019s availability\u2026 offering similar salary \u2014 but the Rockets would prefer to get back second-round picks,\u201d reports The Athletic\u2019s Kelly Iko.<\/p>\n

Rockets Willing To Part Ways With Spark Plug Jae\u2019Sean Tate<\/h2>\n

A Steady Decline<\/h3>\n

At 29 years old, Tate is still theoretically in his physical prime. Yet, he\u2019s seen a steady decline in playing time since his rookie season. Initially latching on with the Rockets in 2020-21, Tate was playing 29.2 minutes per game for a team that was floundering after James Harden<\/a> was traded.<\/p>\n

Ironically, though Houston was just 17-55, all eyes were on them due to the drama surrounding Harden. So, though Tate was a 25-year-old rookie who played for the NBL\u2019s Sydney Kings after going undrafted, he became a familiar name among NBA fans. The timing was perfect too, as Tate averaged 11.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 1.2 steals per game.<\/p>\n

Due to the Rockets\u2019 eventual personnel changes, Tate\u2019s impact became less of a necessity and more of a luxury. In 2022, Houston drafted former LSU forward Tari Eason<\/a>, whose two-way impact was immediate. In 2023, the Rockets drafted former OTE guard-forward Amen Thompson<\/a>, drafted former Villanova wing Cam Whitmore<\/a>, and signed Dillon Brooks<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Due to Whitmore\u2019s scoring tools and the defensive mastery of Thompson and Brooks, Tate\u2019s role continued to shrink. In 2022-23, he played 15.9 minutes per game, which was then a career-low. This season, he\u2019s only been on the court for 4.9 minutes per game.<\/p>\n

Potential Trade Suitors<\/h3>\n

Tate is generally a respected player, credited for being able to do at least a little bit of everything on the court. Yet, aside from his post play, there\u2019s nothing that necessarily stands out about him. With that being said, at 6-foot-4, most NBA teams aren\u2019t trying to make his post-ups a staple of their offense.<\/p>\n

Defensively, Tate\u2019s issues are\u2014 once again\u2014not quite weaknesses. However, similar to his scouting report at the other end, he\u2019s not elite in any particular area. He can move and compete well<\/a>, which is definitely beneficial when he\u2019s on an island or matched up with a top talent. Still, he doesn\u2019t create many events, in terms of blocks or steals. Nor does he have ideal length.<\/p>\n

In the end, Tate is a player who any team would like to have on their roster. He can be helpful in a pinch, which is likely why there are teams interested in his services. To that point, if a team was looking to add him to their roster as an insurance policy, there might be too many interested suitors to name. However, there are a couple of playoff contenders that could see him as a part of their regular or extended rotation.<\/p>\n

The Milwaukee Bucks, who are rumored to have interest<\/a> in Chicago Bulls veteran Torrey Craig<\/a>, are one such team. Due to the overwhelming amount of youth on their roster, the Oklahoma City Thunder are another.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Houston Rockets are 14-6, second in the Western Conference. However, despite their hot start, Houston has been involved in a couple of trade rumors. The most notable of these has been the report that the Rockets would consider trading for two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo if he becomes available, though there\u2019s a caveat. Now, veteran […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5008,"featured_media":109759,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[31,1608,62],"tags":[4703,4794,772,35639,4774],"class_list":["post-109746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rockets","category-basketball","category-nba","tag-amen-thompson","tag-cam-whitmore","tag-dillon-brooks","tag-jaesean-tate","tag-rumors"],"modified_by":"Quenton S Albertie","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109746","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5008"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109746"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109746\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/109759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109746"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=109746"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=109746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}