Sources – Despite the inclusion of John Wall in the Houston Rockets, James Horton is still pushing for trade

Sources told ESPN that John Wall’s arrival was not interested in inducing All-NBA guard James Horton into a new partnership, and that the owner star is pushing Houston rockets for a trade.

After making his pre-Rocket season debut this weekend, Wal-Horton expressed hope that he might be excited to play with him on a back court – sources said that Horton declines when he is actually ready to rejoin the team on Monday. “I think James and I can be a mix,” Wall told reporters Sunday night after the Chicago Bulls lost 104-91 rocket. “I hope we get a chance to get into the regular season and see how it goes.”

This is not personal with Vol, as one source told ESPN, “nowhere else” Horton’s desire for a fresh start.

After social engagements in Atlanta and Las Vegas before reporting late for training camp last week, Horton – a league MVP and three-time NBA scoring champion – has expressed his desire to be a professional and involved in Rocket owners and management. Sources said that he will join the team.

As for rockets, it is essential for the team to operate under new coach Stephen Silas, while allowing certain skills in the trading market to come close to full value for Horton. The appearance of a miserable property prevents a company from trading this size, and Horton has expressed an understanding of the concept, as well as the idea that rockets may take the time to find a business that gives appropriate value to the evidence. Said.

Sources said the rockets have spoken with Horton’s two primary preferred trading locations, the Brooklyn Nets and the Philadelphia 76ers. Brooklyn Horton is the best choice, meaning he will rejoin his former Oklahoma City teammate Kevin Durant.

For now, the Sixers do not want to add All-Stars Joel Empide or Ben Simmons to the trade, and the Reds are not interested in a set, primarily a compromise on the Nets’ complement players and draft selections, sources said. Sources said the Nets were not interested in trading Kyrie Irving, nor were the Rockets interested in buying him. For starters, the Nets and Rockets need to find the most fantastic young player on the third team as part of a broader deal, sources say, and there are no signs that they have been getting any traction in recent weeks.

Horton is expected to pass his sixth consecutive COVID exam on Monday, which will allow him to participate in team practices. Before Sunday’s game, coach Stephen Silas told reporters that Horton and senior P.J. Tucker said he expects both will be part of the practice Monday in Houston. Tucker, unhappy without a contract extension, was limited to participating in the season and did not join the team on two game trips to Chicago.

Teams are reluctant to give up the assets needed to get Horton a talented player without the hope that he will be willing to stay with that right when he withdraws from his contract following the 2021-22 season. Some rivals have the ability to supply Houston with a combination of assets they would like to consider dealing with Horton.

Houston has not wavered in considering the rockets a reasonable asking price for Horton: a set that includes the cornerstone of a young owner and talented players in first-round picks and / or rookie contracts, sources said.

Rockel Russell, who missed the previous two seasons due to injury, traded Westbrook to Washington – but returned to Houston with an average of 17 points, 6.5 assists and 3.5 rebounds in his first two pre-season games.