If (when?) the Bucks split from Giannis Antetokounmpo this offseason, they figure to plunge head-first into a top-to-bottom rebuild. While you might assume Rollins would be a no-brainer keeper as a 23-year-old who just rocketed to relevance this season, the cold, hard truth is Milwaukee might need the assets he’d return in a deal. Especially if Antetokounmpo’s injury issues impact his trade price.
If Rollins hits the market, the Rockets should make a phone call. Immediately. And then a bunch more calls, texts and DMs.
Because he’d help this Houston team in ways its current guards either won’t or can’t due to a lack of confidence from head coach Ime Udoka. Rollins offers the very creation and shot-making skills the Rockets badly need from their backcourt only without the defensive limitations that Reed Sheppard has.
Granted, the Rockets should have a healthy Fred VanVleet next season, but asking the 32-year-old to fix everything in his first year back from an ACL tear is asking for trouble. Houston has to give itself more potential solutions, and Rollins could be a great one.
