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Houston Rockets receive: Donovan Mitchell
Cleveland Cavaliers receive: Jalen Green, Tari Eason, Jae’Sean Tate, Jock Landale and No. 3 pick
Houston probably needs an external star to launch into Phase 3, and the Rockets may already have circled Donovan Mitchell as the player who can make that happen. The Athletic’s Kelly Iko reported Houston has been “monitoring [Mitchell’s] situation for months.”
If the Rockets could land Mitchell while forking over just a single draft pick, they’d have to be all over that deal. They could always add draft assets to the deal if needed—especially if Mitchell expressed a desire to stay in Space City long-term—but they maybe wouldn’t need to if the Cavaliers saw star potential in Jalen Green, viewed Tari Eason as a building block and believed Ron Holland could make good on the promise that once had him regarded as the top prospect in this class.
Holland, by the way, remains the No. 1 prospect for The Athletic’s John Hollinger despite struggling with his shot and some turnover troubles with the Ignite.
“He came into the year as the top-rated player on most boards, had better numbers with G League Ignite than any other one-and-done in its history … and somehow went careening down draft boards anyway, even in a draft year where absolutely nobody came in and claimed the top spot for themselves,” Hollinger wrote. “I don’t really get it.”
If the Cavs agree with that assessment, there could be traction on a trade here. If Holland’s shooting comes around, he could provide a lot of the same things Isaac Okoro has given them defensively only without the offensive liabilities. Between Holland, Green and Darius Garland, Cleveland’s perimeter trio could be set for years to come, and maybe it would even have enough shot-making to allow the Evan Mobley-Jarrett Allen frontcourt to function.
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