In the last 48 hours, the Houston Rockets in-state rivals in the Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs have undergone metamorphosis. Firstly, in a shadowy Saturday-night deal, 25-year-old superstar Luka Doncic was shipped off to the Lakers in exchange for star center Anthony Davis,

Michael Shapiro is a sports reporter for Chron, covering the Astros, Rockets, Texans and every team in town. Michael is a Denver native and graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, and a noted fan of pull-up threes, wide-receiver passes and a good hot fudge sundae.

The Rockets seem leery of trading for De'Aaron Fox but will that extend to deals for other veterans that could raise their ceiling by breaking up their young core?