There were certainly many rumors involving 26-year-old big man Christian Wood and 33-year-old guard Eric Gordon leading up to Thursday’s NBA trade deadline for the 2021-22 season. But with both players already under contract for 2022-23, the Rockets seemingly did not receive an offer strong enough to move them at this early stage.
Considering that Houston (15-39) entered Thursday with the worst record in the Western Conference and in the early stages of a franchise rebuild, it’s understandable why some fans wanted to extract some value in a trade for them, since it isn’t clear if they will be around by the time that the Rockets are eventually able to contend again.
