NBA Trade Proposal: Trey Murphy III to Rockets, Clint Capela to Hawks

The Rockets land Trey Murphy III. The Hawks bring back Clint Capela. The Pelicans begin rebuilding around Jabari Smith Jr. and a stack of draft assets. That is the premise of a hypothetical three-team trade constructed by Jackson Caudell of Atlanta Hawks On SI. To be clear, this is Caudell’s proposal. It is not a reported trade being discussed by the three teams. Anyway, the framework: Hawks receive: Clint Capela and a 2033 second-round pick from New Orleans. Rockets receive: Trey Murphy III, Buddy Hield and Mouhamed Gueye. Pelicans receive: Jabari Smith Jr., a 2027 first-round pick via Phoenix, a…