There are indeed a lot of trade rumors involving Christian Wood and Eric Gordon before this year's trade deadline, and even a lot of John Wall. But with these veterans still on contracts in the 2022-23 season, it's hard for the Rockets to push for deals before this year's deal deadline.
Considering that the Rockets are in the rebuilding phase, it is also very reasonable for them to push for the involvement of these veteran players and exchange them for future assets, of course, the Rockets can also try to send these veterans away in the following offseason, and the team can indeed push for the sending of Daniel Theis and the return of Dennis Schroeder before the trade deadline. Rockets general manager Rafael Stone said about the team's move before the deadline:
'Theis's fit with the team's development wasn't perfect and the Celtics wanted him back early on, where he spent the best years of his career.
In other words, sending away Theiss is a reasonable move based on the team's future team building considerations.
On the other hand, the US media revealed the Rockets' follow-up move after getting Dennis Schroeder and Schroeder's possible next home:
"If the Rockets reach a buyout contract with Schroeder, the Lakers will be interested in signing Schroeder again."
Schroeder was a player who played for the Lakers before joining the Celtics, but Schroeder was not comfortable playing for the Lakers, so it is certainly unknown whether Schroeder will choose to join the Lakers after reaching a buyout contract with the Rockets.
Finally, Kevin Porter Jr. said in an interview that he was happy to see veteran Eric Gordon stay, and said that he admired Gordon on and off the court:
So far this season, Gordon has indeed been the rocket's player who has performed well, and he will undoubtedly continue to help the rocket in the next game.