1 for 2! Rockets reach a deal! Whitmore gets what he wants and officially joins the Wizards

On July 6, according to ESPN reporter Shams, the Houston Rockets traded Cam Whitmore to the Washington Wizards for two future second round picks. It is reported that the two second round picks that the Rockets exchanged from the Wizards are the 2026 second round pick (from the Chicago Bulls) and the 2029 second round pick (from the Sacramento Kings). At this point, this means that Whitmore has officially ended his two-year Rockets career, and he will open a new chapter in Washington next season!

The Rockets used a talented and extremely athletic first round No. 20 pick to exchange for only two future second round picks from the Wizards, which can be said to be a loss-making deal. Although Whitmore has not made much of a name in the Rockets in the past two years, his super and outstanding physical talent is really mouth-watering. The reason why Whitmore failed to fully realize his talent in Houston is not only related to his technical characteristics, but also to the Rockets' accumulation of many young talents. Just imagine, Whitmore is in a Rockets with seven young talents. In an environment where everyone needs enough time to train and become talents, Whitmore did not get enough playing time to grow, so that he was gradually reduced to a marginal person in the Rockets.

Now with the Houston Rockets reaching a 1-for-2 deal with the Washington Wizards, Whitmore's career has finally ushered in a major turning point. Because next season he will play for the Wizards who have no results requirements, so as to get rid of the fate of playing in the Rockets without a sense of presence! It is reported that Whitmore actually hopes that he can seek a bigger role in teams other than the Rockets with a deep lineup. Now, he was traded by his old club Rockets to the Washington Wizards, which is what he wants! Because he will get more playing time and ball rights in the new season, and will also get the opportunity to play a bigger role in the new club. It is obvious that the reconstruction of Washington Zhi can give Whitmore the greatest growth space and fault tolerance rate, and he will inevitably release his long-suppressed offensive talent in Washington.

As the Rockets reached a 1-for-2 deal with the Washington Wizards, this means that the Lakers, who were particularly interested in Whitmore, were officially eliminated. According to previous reports, Whitmore may be sent to the Los Angeles Lakers as bargaining chips in a sign-on-one deal about Finney Smith. But he was not sent by the Rockets to join forces with Doncic to fight for the championship, but was sent to the Eastern Conference bottom Washington Wizards.

Since he was selected by the Houston Rockets in 2023, he started his career. In the past two seasons, Whitmore has played a total of 98 regular season games for the Rockets, averaging 17.4 minutes per game, scoring 10.8 points, 3.4 rebounds, 0.8 assists, 0.6 steals and 0.3 blocks, shooting percentage of 44.9%, three-point shooting percentage of 35.7%, and free throw shooting percentage of 70.7%; in the three playoffs, he averaged only 1 rebound per game in 1.7 minutes, and the rest of the statistics are zero.

Goodbye Rockets! Goodbye Whitmore! May everyone be well! At the same time, we are also looking forward to Whitmore being able to fully realize his offensive talent in the Washington Wizards and become an outstanding scoring master in the future! Come on, Cam Whitmore!