The Houston Rockets season has not gone as expected after reaching the Western Conference Finals. Rockets thought the addition of Ty Lawson would propel them to possibly reaching the NBA Finals and not being 7-11 with their new point guard.
Rockets have already fired head coach Kevin McHale, and are desperately searching to get back to their winning ways.
Lawson has been coming off the bench the last few games and Houston has been rumored to giving up on him all together.
Steve Kyler of BasketballInsiders.com spoke on the current troubles in Houston.
The Rockets have been sniffing around the league for deals and there is a belief among other teams that Lawson could be had in trade, and had cheaply. Lawson is owed $12.4 million this season with the final $13.21 million of his deal being fully non-guaranteed.
As the Rockets search for ways to change, there is a belief that Lawson could be the first Rocket player moved. But given how poorly Lawson has played in Houston and his troublesome off-the-court history, it’s hard to imagine that Lawson alone is going to yield much in return. But as teams start to get desperate, Lawson does have a career assist average of more than 6.5 assists per game and averaged 9.6 per game last season for the Nuggets.
James Harden and Lawson have yet to find chemistry when together on the court, and for that reason they’ve started Patrick Beverley. On the early season, Lawson is only averaging 7.2 points and 4.4 assists, but shooting 33.6 from the field and 30.4 from downtown in 29 minutes a game.
Is Houston giving up on Lawson just a bit too early?
Will moving Lawson help the Rockets get their mojo back?
Are there any teams willing to take a chance on Lawson?
So many questions, will see what Houston does with their current struggles.
