The NBA offseason isn’t quite here, with the Finals not yet concluded, but it is still heating up. With the NBA Draft only about a week away, we’ve already seen two trades involving first-round picks. The latest involves the Dallas Mavericks and Houston big man Christian Wood.

The Mavericks are sending C Boban Marjanovic, F Marquese Chriss, G Trey Burke, GF Sterling Brown and the 26th overall pick in this year’s draft in exchange for Wood. With the trade, Dallas creates significant cap flexibility and addresses a need that the Maps have had for the better part of the last few seasons, a productive big man.

Wood averaged 19.1 points per game, 9.9 rebounds and one block during his two seasons with the Rockets. His arrival adds a brand new source of production for Luka Doncic and company. Their limited options at center were a huge liability in their run to the Western Conference Finals. The 26-year-old has long been the center of trade rumors due to the Rockets’ current rebuilding state and their desire to play 2021 first-round pick Alperen Sengun.

Meanwhile, the Rockets now hold the No. 3, No. 17 and No. 26 picks in the NBA Draft. They have the ability to stash the picks to draft a future superstar, or they can make a blockbuster trade with those highly coveted lottery picks. Houston’s core is extremely young with 19-year-old Jalen Green, 21-year-old Kevin Porter Jr. and 20-year-old Josh Christopher thought to be the focus of Houston’s rebuild. It will be interesting to see who the Rockets will add alongside this young potential-filled core.

Wood is entering the final year of his contract next season and is due $14.3 million. The Mavericks have a few key free agents that have yet to pay, most notably Jalen Brunson who was a key factor in their postseason success this year.

The NBA Draft is on June 23.

The Rockets were in Washington playing the Wizards on Wednesday evening, a game during which Kevin Porter Jr.—fresh off his one-game suspension—hit a buzzer-beater to give Houston a 114-111 win.

The clip of the shot can be seen below:

Porter, along with teammate Christian Wood, was disciplined for poor behavior during Saturday’s loss to Denver.

Afterwards, Porter called game:

The Rockets, currently the cellar-dwellers of the Western Conference at 11-28, are currently rebuilding with young players.

The Wizards dropped to 19-19 on the season and hold the ninth of 10 playoff spots in the Eastern Conference.

The Houston Rockets have had a very unremarkable season, with a paltry 16 wins compared to 47 losses. They lost star big man Christian Wood for a part of the season, they parted ways with Demarcus Cousins and John Wall is now out for the remainder of the season. It’s reasonable to assume when James Harden was traded earlier this season from the Rockets to the Brooklyn Nets, one assumed that there wouldn’t be a lefty combo guard dropping a 50-point double-double in the Toyota Center for a really long time. Boy, was everyone wrong.

Kevin Porter Jr, traded from the Cleveland Cavaliers for just a second-round pick, scored 51 points and added 11 assists in the Rockets’ 143-136 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks. Porter Jr. became the youngest player of all time with a 50-point, 10-assist game, surpassing LeBron James, who did it at age 23. Porter Jr. was also the fourth-youngest player of all time to score 50 points, behind elite scorers James, Devin Booker and Brandon Jennings. This was a truly remarkable game for a player who was fined over 50 grand just a day ago, for entering a strip club.

Porter Jr is clearly a very talented player. In just his second season in the NBA and first with the Rockets, he averaged 15.2 points per game, as well as 6.2 assists per game on 41% from the field. His issue lies off the court. Going back to his college days, he’s frequently been suspended or fined for disorderly conduct and poor actions. If Porter Jr. can get his head on straight, he could be the start of a great young nucleus going forward. With an assuredly high draft pick this upcoming draft due to poor play this year, star center and most improved candidate Wood and Porter Jr. could lead the Rockets to being a contender again in just a few seasons. They own the majority of Brooklyn’s draft capital as well. The future appears to be very bright in Houston.