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Ben DuBose

With cap space at premium, Rockets may be exploring options to trade away veterans

With an NBA-leading figure of more than $60 million in space beneath the league’s salary cap, the Houston Rockets are expected to aggressively pursue potential free agency and trade acquisitions to reshape their roster in the 2023 offseason.

While they already have lots of space, it’s not implausible that they may desire even more, should the right opportunities arise. That could especially be the case at positions where the Rockets are deep with prospects, since a player’s trade value is likely to decline if he isn’t receiving sufficient playing time to put up strong numbers.

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