5 Point Guards Houston Rockets Should Pursue on Trade Market

January 13th, 2015 by Zach Buckley Leave a reply »
The Houston Rockets' stargazing general manager, Daryl Morey, is reportedly aiming high again, this time hoping to complete his superstar vision with a top-shelf point guard.

Behind Morey's prized acquisitions James Harden and Dwight Howard, the Rockets have entrenched themselves among the NBA's elite. Houston has the fourth-best winning percentage (.703) and owns the seventh-best net efficiency rating at plus-4.8 points per 100 possessions.

The Rockets are finding a way to win despite having one of the league's least productive point guard groups. Houston's lead guards are averaging just 17.7 points on 41.4 percent shooting and 4.8 assists this season, per HoopsStats.com. Their scoring rate grades out in the bottom third (22nd), while their assists rank dead last by a considerable distance.

That's why Morey is expected "to go hot and heavy after a point guard" this trade season, according to Bleacher Report's Ric Bucher. League sources told Bucher not to count out Deron Williams of the Brooklyn Nets or the Phoenix Suns' Goran Dragic among Morey's likely targets.

Morey's constant search for assets has armed the Rockets with sever ...

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