As an old powerhouse in the West, as Harden forced the palace to leave last season, announcing the end of an era for the Rockets, although Hugh City has since tried to bet on the big three, it still ended in failure, and finally had to open its heart and embrace the rebuild.
The team then sent away Tucker, Oladipo and many other core immediate players, while agreeing with Wall to leave more time for young players and cut House this season, while listening to the offer of Gordon and Wood's deal.
At the same time, the Rockets also selected four first-round shows including The Eye Green in one go, and the team's reconstruction gradually entered the fast lane.
It is not difficult to see from the team's performance this season that the Rockets, who have a good team culture, have rebuilt extremely quickly, and the selected first-round shows have shown enough competitiveness.
This means that the Rockets' rebuilding strategy over the past period of time is very correct, and what is more worthy of recognition is the trading logic of the new general manager Stone.
Compared with the previous general manager's hammer and bee, who does not want to lose money in any transaction, Stone's trading philosophy is softer, and he is often willing to sacrifice some of the immediate benefits in exchange for potential future returns, while being full of humanity.
From the beginning of the trade with Westbrook, Stone met the wishes of almost every player who wanted to leave, even if he had a fight with Harden, and in the end, the Rockets chose to send him away from the next home of the Nets.
In addition, the Cavaliers were also completed in the transaction, plus the follow-up Tucker, Oladipo, Cousins, House, the Rockets did not set cards for any of the veterans, hoping that they could have a better future.
Combined with the rocket team's consistent operating style, the US media "nbaanalysis" also supports the Clippers, you can try to complete a 3-for-1 transaction plan with the rocket team, the beauty of the rocket adult, Gordon rushes to the clippers, and both teams are expected to be happy.
Potential trading scenarios
Rockets: Get Bledsoe + 2023 second round pick + 2026 second round pick;
Clippers: Get Gordon.
For the Rockets, it's a deal that's under expected, and based on Gordon's performance this season, he can completely exchange the value of a first-round pick or so for the team.
However, in this deal plan, the Rockets only got two second-round picks, and it was the Clippers' second-round picks, and the overall value was a certain gap from the first-round pick.
Although there is still a return for Bledsoe, according to Bledsoe's contract, as well as his performance this season, Bledsoe's transaction value is not high.
However, through this deal, the Rockets sent Gordon to a team that can compete for the championship, and Gordon will play a more important role in this team.
So, for the Rockets, it's a deal that fits the logic of Stone's deal, and if the Rockets can't find a player who's willing to pay a first-round pick for Gordon, the deal is worth the team's bet.
On the one hand, the rockets are the beauty of adulthood, sending Gordon, who has played for many years, to a championship team, on the other hand, the rockets have not lost money and can try to pull in a third party to take over Bledsoe, in exchange for more chips.
For the Clippers, it was a perfect trade option, tweaking the team's wrong signing plan in the offseason.
After Bledsoe joined the team, he has not been able to play the desired performance, in contrast, Gordon, who has a wealth of playoff experience, is naturally an upgraded version of Bledsoe.
So far this season, Goe has averaged 14.6 points, 1.7 rebounds and 3.5 assists, a three-point shooting rate of 44.7%, and a good offensive ability to hold the ball, which is fully in line with the Clippers' current reinforcement needs.
In addition, Gordon himself is a selected player for the Clippers, and was once regarded as a core development by the Clippers.
If you can play for the Clippers at the end of your career and win the championship from beginning to end, then naturally it is something that everyone wants to see.
Therefore, whether it is for the Rockets, or the Clippers, or even Gordon as a trading chip, this is a deal that is expected to achieve great joy for everyone.