As of Thursday, league sources told The Athletic the Rockets have been shopping Capela and Eric Gordon for a first-round pick that could then be used to entice Philadelphia to do a sign-and-trade for Jimmy Butler.
Eric Gordon Rumors
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Position: G
Born: 12/25/88
Height: 6-4 / 1.93
Weight:214 lbs. / 97.5 kg.
Salary: $14,057,730
Born: 12/25/88
Height: 6-4 / 1.93
Weight:214 lbs. / 97.5 kg.
Salary: $14,057,730
Mark Berman: Eric Gordon on ESPN reporting the #Rockets are trying to trade him to get a first-round pick: “I’ve been thru all this before. It’s all business. I don’t really worry about it at all. (Says he’s not disappointed or bothered by the report) “I’m not at all..”
Capela, Gordon, Tucker on the trade block
Adrian Wojnarowski: Reporting w/ @ZachLowe: Houston’s offering Clint Capela, Eric Gordon and PJ Tucker individually to teams w/ space to absorb salary. Rockets trying for best available first-rounder for any of those three, hoping to redirect pick to Philly in pursuit of Jimmy Butler sign-and-trade.
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Butler would be eligible to sign a four-year, $140 million contract on the way to the Rockets, but Houston would likely need to include center Clint Capela and guard Eric Gordon to make the financial deal work, sources said.
