Recently, the Rockets' game is more and more uninteresting, it is a fiasco of more than ten and twenty points at every turn, in the past 16 games, the team has only achieved 3 wins and 13 losses, completely without the momentum of the previous 7 consecutive wins, of course, as a young team in the league that has been rebuilt, it is not unacceptable to play such a record in the early stage of reconstruction, after all, this requires a process, but the problem is that the team has frequent contradictions during this time, and they are also focused on one person. He's the core of the team, Chris Wood.
He first clashed with Brooks during the timeout against the Bucks, then had a verbal altercation with Green in the game against the Pacers, most infuriatingly in the previous game against the Nuggets, first because of being late and being relegated to the bench, then causing locker room clashes in the midfield, and refusing to come off the bench in the second half. Although Wood apologized for his later suspension, the incident may have prompted the team's management to make up its mind to trade him. According to Greg Swartz, a reporter for Sports Illustrated, Wood's contract is one year left at the end of the season, and the 26-year-old center is sure to have attracted the interest of many teams who are looking for sporty frontcourt scorers. If Houston ever had any concerns about giving up their top scorers and rebounders, the team shouldn't hesitate after the recent incident. That is to say, at this stage, the Rockets are likely to open a deal negotiation.
Now it can be said that the Rockets have reached the best time to trade Wood, in addition to him becoming a locker room cancer, the team's interior star Shen Jing has risen, in the past game Shen Jing in the game to show the talent and ability everyone has also seen, there are already many fans calling for him to be corrected, and in a recent interview, Shen Jing also mentioned that he has adapted to the NBA, wants to take on more in the game, and is determined to lead Hugh City to win the championship. The biggest obstacle for the Rockets is Wood, he is currently the core internal rotation in the hands of Silas, if he is allowed to play as a substitute for Shenjing, in view of his last performance, it may become a problem, so the best solution for the Rockets is to trade Wood Fuzheng Shenjing and let Theis play the substitute inside.
According to journalist Greg Swartz, the Rockets should still be able to get the first-round draft pick and a combination of potential newcomers in the Wood trade, and he will be a good complement to the Three Teams of Dallas Mavericks, Golden State Warriors and Charlotte Hornets. Although Wood has a certain tumor attribute in the Rockets, but his ability is indeed obvious to all, as a space-type interior line, Wood has averaged 17 points and 10.2 rebounds in the double-double data this season, not only the team's top scorer, but also the team's top rebounder, plus he is only 26 years old now, and his annual salary of less than 14 million a year is also quite cost-effective. For the Lone Rangers, Warriors, And Hornets, three teams that want to pursue a record and lack offensive interior, Wood is indeed a supplement, but only if they can come up with the chips that the Rockets want.
In addition, David Weiner also proposed a deal plan for the Rockets, suggesting that the Rockets and the Hawks Raptors come to a three-way trade, the Rockets get Reddish and Dragic, the 2023 Raptors second round; the Hawks get Gordon, Brooks; the Raptors get Gallinari. The Hawks saved money, generating $4.6 million and $2.2 million in trade exceptions, with the Raptors getting a frontcourt scorer/shooter and the Rockets getting a much-needed front, with all three parties benefiting. I don't know what fans think of this trading plan?