Ranking all 15 Houston Rockets players by trade value

 2. Amen Thompson 

With a 1.9 Box Plus/Minus (BPM), Thompson was already a positive contributor as a rookie. He's going to be a good - and perhaps great - NBA player. That's about all we know about his future. 

Can he be a primary playmaker if he doesn't develop a shot? Is Thompson a superstar, or an elite role player? Is he a poor man's LeBron James, or a poor man's Draymond Green? 

Hey - we'll take a poor man's Draymond Green. Thompson is going to be a valuable NBA player. Rival teams know that, and they'd be happy to add him to their roster.

A centerpiece for a blockbuster

1. Alperen Sengun 

Was their any doubt? 

Sengun is 22, and he's the best player on an NBA team. Sure, there are questions about his defense. If he could shoot threes reliably, it would open up his game. 

He still has a boatload of trade value at this very moment. Teams will see a building block in Sengun. The Rockets surely do too. They'll be hesitant to move him: 

Although, we wouldn't rule anything out.