Why a Rockets trade for Donovan Mitchell with Cavs would be almost impossible
This wouldn't be easy to get done.
Why a Rockets trade for Donovan Mitchell with Cavs would be almost impossible originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Houston Rockets apparently want to trade for Donovan Mitchell.
That would be really, really hard to pull off with the Cleveland Cavaliers , though, for salary reasons. NBA trades need salaries that nearly match, and Mitchell has a $46. 3 million salary in play.
The Rockets don't have anyone equivalent to that. They could throw in Fred VanVleet, who wouldn't be the key piece in the deal but would help add up salaries. At that point, they'd have to try and add the likes of Jabari Smith Jr.
and Reed Sheppard to the trade. Would that be enough? It's hard to say.