Although he has shown great improvement, the Houston Rockets could use forward Terrence Jones as trade bait before the NBA‘s trade deadline
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The Houston Rockets wanted to make a big move this offseason.
That’s why they tore apart their depth. They dealt center Omer Asik to the New Orleans Pelicans and point guard Jeremy Lin to the Los Angeles Lakers. They were unable to land their first choice in free agency – New York Knicks‘ forward Carmelo Anthony or their second – Miami Heat center Chris Bosh. They up signing forward Trevor Ariza away from the Washington Wizards but lost forward Chandler Parsons to the Dallas Mavericks.
That means they may have to get up a valuable asset, like forward Terrance Jones, to swing a deal.
“Before, Parsons was their most attractive trade chip; now, Terrence Jones is the next best player with trade value,” explained Mary Stevens of Basketball Insiders. “He made a huge leap from his rookie season to last season by increasing his point average from 5.5 to 12.1. During the preseason, he averaged 16 points, 13 rebounds and three assists per game. If he continues to play at a high level and keeps on improving, his trade value will continue to rise and the Rockets could use him in a deal for the third star they desire.”
With the way Terrance Jones has progressed, the Rockets are going to have to receive quite the offer to deal him away.
Terrence Jones started the year off with a bang, scoring 16 points and grabbing 13 rebounds in a 108-90 victory over the Lakers and had nine points and three rebounds in a 104-93 win over the Utah Jazz a day later.
Terrence Jones averaged 5.5 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.0 blocks and 0.8 assists in 14.5 minutes per game while shooting 45.7% from the field, 26.3% from beyond the arc and 76.5% from the free throw line in his rookie season but showed great improvement last season. He averaged 12.1 points, 6.9 rebounds, 1.3 blocks and 1.1 assists in 27.3 minutes per game on 54.2% shooting from the field, 30.7% shooting from beyond the arc and 60.5% shooting from the charity stripe.
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