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Rockets Must Seek 3-Point Shooting in Trade

The Houston Rockets should add some perimeter shooting.

Jeremy Brener

Nov 4, 2024; Houston, Texas, USA; Houston Rockets guard Reed Sheppard (15) gets a rebound during the game against the New York Knicks at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images
Nov 4, 2024; Houston, Texas, USA; Houston Rockets guard Reed Sheppard (15) gets a rebound during the game against the New York Knicks at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images / Troy Taormina-Imagn Images
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The Houston Rockets are one of the league's best teams through the first month of the season, but there is certainly room for improvement.

While the Rockets are still growing as a young core, they could emerge as buyers in this year's trade season to acquire a veteran or two to help the team. Bleacher Report writer Dan Favale believes the team needs to try to find a 3-point specialist to add to the team.

"Bolstering the immediate product without undermining the grander scheme is a fine line to straddle. The Rockets can do it. They have movable contracts in ample supply and a clear directive: Open up the floor enough to climb outside the bottom 10 in half-court efficiency as well as the bottom five in both three-point frequency and conversion rate," Favale writes. "Unless the trade market yields a gobsmacking surprise option, the Rockets should be circling names such as Cam Johnson, Duncan Robinson, Bogdan Bogdanović, et al. before obsessing over star power."

While Favale is correct in identifying a weak spot for the Rockets, the team would have to sacrifice a young prospect to get one of those players. It remains to be seen if the Rockets would be willing to do that, especially for a mere role player.

Houston will have to decide between now and Feb. 6 if it is worth sacrificing some of the young talent for more immediate production.

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Jeremy Brener
JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.

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