Recent articles from Bleacher Report’s Dan Favale and Heavy’s Ryan Aston have speculated about the Houston Rockets as a potential trade destination for Miami sharpshooter Duncan Robinson.
It’s not as if the Rockets would desperately want Robinson, of course. While an excellent 3-point shooter, Robinson’s defensive limitations eventually led to him falling out of Miami’s rotation in the 2022 playoffs.
But the thinking presumably goes as follows: With Houston in a rebuild and not attempting to win a championship in the short-term, they can take on negative contracts in exchange for draft capital as sweetener.
From Miami’s perspective, they could open up more financial flexibility while simultaneously bringing in a veteran such as Christian Wood or Eric Gordon, with each being a clear rotational upgrade to Robinson.
Upon a closer look, though, here’s why it probably won’t make sense for the Rockets in the 2022 offseason. Perhaps in 2023, but not today.