NBA Trade Idea: Rockets' Jalen Green to Spurs?

The San Antonio Spurs need a shooter, and Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green has been suggested as an option.

Jeremy Brener | Mar 2, 2024

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The San Antonio Spurs continue to build their team around Victor Wembanyama, and another playmaking guard would certainly take some attention away from the 7-4 giant.

Bleacher Report attempts to push the ball forward in that regard by proposing a trade that would send Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green to the Spurs for Blake Wesley and a 2024 first-round pick from the Toronto Raptors.

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"Green's career isn't going as expected in Houston, as his raw numbers and efficiency have dropped in his third year on a new-look Rockets team that has a lot of mouths to feed," Bleacher Report writes. "Getting a fresh start in an organization like San Antonio and linking up with Victor Wembanyama may be just what he needs. The Spurs should be willing to take a chance on the 22-year-old Green, the No. 2 overall pick of the 2021 draft. San Antonio's offense ranks just 27th overall this season (109.0 rating) and could use a scoring talent like Green who's still just scratching the surface of what he can become."

The Spurs could have a pair of top-10 picks this season as a result of the Jakob Poeltl trade from a year ago, and there's even an argument that Green is better than most of the top prospects in this summer's draft.

Green, 22, is averaging 17.9 points per game this season so far for the Rockets, which is a step back from the 22.1 he averaged a year ago. That being said, he didn't have Fred VanVleet alongside him in the backcourt, and the veteran guard has taken some opportunities for him to be the primary offensive guard.

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Ultimately, Green oozes talent and if the Rockets feel he doesn't fit in their plans, the Spurs should give them a call. While Houston may feel apprehensive about trading their once-top pick to a division rival, San Antonio offering a top-10 pick could be the biggest package of any team looking to acquire him this offseason.

Published Mar 2, 2024

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.