With the Houston Rockets blasting off, a team that was prepared to go through the doldrums of a rebuild are now faced with a few difficult decisions.<\/p>\n
On the surface, the biggest appears to be whether to trade for a proven All-Star. To that end, Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo<\/a> would be a dream target<\/a>. Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant<\/a> has been tied to them, though his age may diminish their interest<\/a> in a pursuit. As it often happens though, the splash the Rockets make this summer might not be that<\/em> big<\/a>.<\/p>\n Instead, it could feature a less accomplished but still fascinating player: Cam Whitmore<\/a>.<\/p>\n Whitmore has a career average of 10.8 points per game.<\/p>\n The Rockets could trade Whitmore, Jabari Smith Jr.<\/a>, Jock Landale<\/a> and the 2025 No. 10 pick to the Brooklyn Nets, in exchange for Cam Johnson<\/a>, Noah Clowney<\/a> and the 2025 No. 19 pick. Of note, there are already rumors about the Nets\u2019 willingness to package Johnson and the No. 19 pick in order to attain a second lottery pick (h\/t Nets Daily on X). Thus, this would seem to be a realistic scenario.<\/p>\n Hearing Nets may want to move up from #19 to the lottery, offering CamJ and #19 to Raptors or Rockets for either Raps 9th or Rockets 10th plus a bad contract. That would give Nets two picks in top 10 (presupposing neither team would need picks for Giannis trade.)<\/p>\n \u2014 NetsDaily (@NetsDaily) June 4, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nRockets Best Trade Destinations For Cam Whitmore<\/h2>\n
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