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The Houston Rockets are hoping to engage the Phoenix Suns on a trade for Goran Dragic.

If the Rockets are unable to trade for Dragic before the deadline, they plan on pursuing him in free agency. Dragic was let go by the Rockets in the 2012 free agency.

The Los Angeles Lakers also plan on testing the Suns' resolve. Sources say the Lakers plan on offering Dragic a four-year, $80 million max contract this summer.

The Suns' general stance in recent weeks and months has been to rebuff all trade interest in Dragic. But the Suns have also been attempting to gauge their chances of re-signing Dragic in the offseason.

Eric Bledsoe was re-signed last offseason on a five-year, $70 million contract, while they also have Isaiah Thomas on a three-year, $27 million deal.

andrewww wrote:Letting go of Dragic would be a mistake imo. One of the most underrated guards in the league. You can still somewhat maintain your style of play for small ball with a Dragic/Bledsoe backcourt but signing Thomas too was overkill. In an ideal world with no salary cap, sure sign as many PGs as you want but Thomas was redundant and did not serve an area of need as much as adding size would have helped.

Foye wrote:Wow they'll be selling really low on him. Whoever gets Goran is going to get a great player.

madmaxmedia wrote:Do Bird rights come with that trade? If so, seems like a great opportunity for some playoff team wanting an PG upgrade.

Let's say Houston gave up a 1st, and got Bird rights. They would go well over cap to re-sign him, but take less of a hit when the cap goes up in a couple of years.