LaMelo Ball from Charlotte Hornets to Houston Rockets?

The Houston Rockets have assets that can be traded for another star, and they can go a number of directions to get them.

Bleacher Report suggests the idea of ​​sending future assets to the Charlotte Hornets for All-Star point guard LaMelo Ball.

“Using LaMelo’s dismal health bill to entice the Hornets to buy him is probably the most sensible angle. His ankle injuries are adding up and he’s only appeared in 58 games combined over the last two seasons,” writes Bleacher Report.

“That will scare teams. It shouldn’t faze the Houston Rockets. They need someone who is more of a floor general than Fred VanVleet to fully arm the offense, and LaMelo has the off-ball shot required to play against FVV, Amen Thompson and Alperen Sengün.

The idea of ​​acquiring Ball should intrigue the Rockets. He’s averaged 20 points and 7.4 assists per game in his career thus far, but he’s been injured for a significant portion of each of the last two seasons.

If Ball could find a way to get healthy, his spot on the Rockets would certainly be intriguing. However, given its poor health record over four NBA seasons, it’s probably best for Houston to move forward with its core as is or target another star if the team chooses to do so.

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