Prior to the Rockets completing the four-team, 12-player deal that delivered them Robert Covington and sent Clint Capela to the Atlanta Hawks, a report surfaced indicating Houston contacted the Nets about a deal involving Capela. According to the report, the Rockets were interested in Jarrett Allen and Taurean Prince.
But it turns out Allen wasn’t the only Nets big man the Rockets were interested in.
According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Houston contacted Brooklyn about DeAndre Jordan, as well:
The Rockets tried to engage the Nets on DeAndre Jordan, their center. When they were working on their four-team, 12-player deal that landed them Robert Covington and moved Clint Capela out, and they had a window — once that trade was agreed to — of about 24 hours, where they could have added up to $12 million in salary. Their owner, Tilman Fertitta, had OK’d that. Now Brooklyn wasn’t interested in moving Jordan. But it shows you, listen, they certainly would have liked to have more size around.
Woj says the Rockets tried to bring the Nets into the Covington-Capela trade and add DeAndre Jordan. Fertitta gave Morey the greenlight. Nets declined. pic.twitter.com/H3GQZ1tVvf
— Rob Kimbell (@RobKSports) February 8, 2020
Of course, there’s nothing wrong with the Rockets asking about Jordan. But there’s no way the Nets were parting ways with the veteran big man.
No one is untradeable, besides superstars like Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving — even then, Irving has been traded before, and Durant was acquire via sign-and-trade (but he was originally prepared to sign with Brooklyn as a free agent, straight up). But, Brooklyn’s stars brought Jordan in with them. He is part of Irving and Durant’s plan. Can’t imagine moving him at this stage would sit well with the franchise’s two superstars.
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