In 2021, if the Rockets bundle the No. 23 and No. 24 picks, it would be perfect to trade the No. 1 pick with the Pistons.

In 2021, the Rockets have 4 first-round picks. It would be perfect if they bundled the second pick, No. 23 pick, and No. 24 pick with the Pistons for the No. 1 pick, and then selected Cunningham.

At that time, the Rockets selected Jaylen Green with the second pick, Shen Jing with the 16th pick, Garuba with the 23rd pick, and Christopher with the 24th pick.

Of the above four first-round picks, except for Shen Jing, who is a positive asset, the other three players have been traded away for second place pick Jaylen Green. Garuba and Christopher have long since faded out of the league and failed.

If the second pick, the 23rd pick, and the 24th pick were bundled and sent to the Pistons, and Cunningham was selected in exchange for the No. 1 pick, there would be no need to sign VanVleet later. Now with Shen Jing, Durant, Amen Thompson, and Jabba Lee Smith Jr., he can definitely win the championship.

Last season, Cunningham averaged 26 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists per game, shooting 46.9% from the field and 35.6% from three-point range. This performance was enough to surpass Jaylen Green and lead the Pistons to the playoffs for the first time in 6 years. This season, Cunningham started first in the Eastern Conference with 13 wins and 2 losses.