NBA Trade Idea sends Luke Kennard to the Houston Rockets

The Houston Rockets are looking for upgrades in the 3-point shooting department this summer, and they might find one on the trade market.

Bleacher Report suggested the idea of ​​the Rockets trading for Memphis Grizzlies sharpshooter Luke Kennard in exchange for Jae’Sean Tate and Jock Landale.

“The promising Houston Rockets were one of this season’s feel-good stories, but they finished the campaign 20th in points per 100 possessions, 24th in field goal percentage, and 23rd in three-point percentage,” Bleacher The written report. “They could use a dedicated floor spacer and outside shooter like Kennard to loosen things up for the offenses of Amen Thompson and Jalen Green and the post work of Alperen Şengün. Kennard is a 43.9 three-point shooter % in career, but he has struggled to maintain a consistent role at each of his last two stops (Memphis and Los Angeles Clippers The rotation could also be loaded in Houston. a constant and dangerous threat from the outside.

Kennard, who turns 28 next month, averaged 11 points per game while shooting 45 percent from beyond the 3-point line last season with the Grizzlies.

The price of Kennard’s services shouldn’t make the Rockets change either. Tate and Landale are two fringe rotation pieces who can provide key minutes in stretches, but likely won’t be considered long-term options for the Rockets.

Kennard isn’t exactly that either, but he fills a need those two don’t have, and that should be enough for the Rockets to entertain this offer if it were available.

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