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Mr KLC
Speaking to Sam Amick of The Athletic after Thursday night’s huge overtime win over Golden State, Rockets general manager Daryl Morey confirmed that his club will be in the market for immediate upgrades to its roster at the trade deadline this season.
“We’re definitely a buyer,” Morey said. “I think we’ve been trying to win the title for a while, and we had a couple years before we got James [Harden] where we probably didn’t have as much of a chance to win, where we were probably a little more future-focused. But since James has been here we’ve been buyers at the deadline and hopefully something comes along that we think can help our chances to win the title. We’ve had a few years where we don’t, so we don’t force it, but we’re going to be looking for something to hopefully upgrade the team.”
The Rockets have been linked to a number of potential trade targets over the last few months, including Kent Bazemore, J.R. Smith, DeMarre Carroll, and Trevor Ariza. Some of those players would be better fits than others, while some would also be more attainable than others. The Rockets have reportedly dangled Brandon Knight and a first-round pick in trade talks for their preferred targets.