u/Gobbledygooker316

https://rocketswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/rockets/2026/05/08/reports-rockets-eye-cavs-star-donovan-mitchell-as-potential-trade-target/89991599007/

https://www.theringer.com/2026/04/27/nba/houston-rockets-kevin-durant-trade-kawhi-leonard-giannis-antetokounmpo

Select quotes from Michael Pina: > This Titanic-meets-iceberg playoff series against L.A.—in combination with his blunt criticisms and increasingly primitive playbook—may be the final straw for Udoka.

> The Rockets thought that KD was their missing piece, and instead, there’s a chance they’ll turn him into a stepping stone this summer. It turns out that your best player shouldn’t also be a mercenary. But despite that, the Heat, Timberwolves, Blazers, Mavericks, Pistons, Knicks, Raptors, Hawks, Magic, Lakers, Nuggets, Hornets, Bulls, Wizards, Warriors, Pacers, Jazz, Sixers, Celtics, Cavaliers, Bucks, and Clippers would all have varying degrees of interest—pending how the rest of these playoffs go.

> The last three teams on that hypothetical list are the most interesting: If the Rockets go the other way, keep Durant, and believe they’re not that far from making the Finals, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Kawhi Leonard, or Donovan Mitchell would presumably be on their radar. (A few other names who could squeeze into this conversation: Karl-Anthony Towns, Darius Garland, and Joel Embiid.)

> They aren’t the most desperate team in the league—the Rockets can still trade as many as six picks on draft night, and Thompson’s upside is still incredibly high—but running things back is almost certainly not worth considering.

Just my opinion to get the discussion started, but I think Udoka should be the first person they take a hard look at. Either make him get a lead offensive assistant/coordinator or replace him.