In the past 16 games, the Rockets have won only 3 games, and there has been a wave of 8 consecutive losses during this period, and even throughout the season, the Rockets have only achieved 11 wins and 29 losses, ranking first in the West. For the rebuilt Rockets, such a record is not unacceptable, but the Rockets are now in the case, the record is not, the young players have not been trained, to know that in last year's draft conference, the Rockets won 4 first-round shows in one go, there are currently 3 People Green, Shen Jing, Christopher has played a good performance in the team, but the playing time and shooting rights they have obtained in the team are not very satisfactory. More critically, the team also has a potential 23 flank, Garouba, who has not been able to get much playing time.
And with the outbreak of the previous Rockets locker room conflict, the team is also time to open a trade, first of all, Wood, before he triggered the locker room conflict everyone knows, but in addition, Wood occupies too much weight in the Rockets' tactical system, he gets a lot of playing time so that the team's interior Shen Jing gets very few opportunities per game, in addition, on the offensive end, Wood needs a lot of shots, which can not give young players the opportunity to improve themselves. Then there is Gordon, as a veteran-level player left by the former dynasty, although he is better, but Gordon still hopes to join a competitive team, and not long ago Stone also said that if it can make Gordon get what he wants.
Now there is a trade plan to send both of them out, and David Weiner has proposed a three-way trade between the Rockets and the Hawks Raptors, specifically the Rockets get Reddish and Dragic, the 2023 Raptors second round; the Hawks get Gordon, Brooks; the Raptors get Gallinari. This three-way deal for the Rockets is not only to trade Gordon and Wood, but also to get the Hawks' potential 3D flank Reddish.
From the Rockets' current lineup, they do not have a qualified starting wing player, Tate, Martin Jr., Matthews and others have their own shortcomings, either there is 3 no D, or there is D no 3, and the Eagles' Reddish can fill the rocket's vacancy very well, he is 2.03 meters tall, standard small forward size, this season in the Hawks 24 minutes can average 12.3 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1 steal, including 40.2% shooting, 38% from three-point range, It can be regarded as an integrated existence of attack and defense. He is currently in a rookie contract, although it is the third year, but the Hawks do not take him as the focus of development, according to the famous journalist Wenhorst, the entire league believes that the Hawks are more likely to trade Reddish than to renew his contract, which shows that the Hawks are most likely to put him on the shelf, hoping to exchange him for some players who are helpful to the team's record.
In this deal, the Hawks can get Gordon, an experienced veteran, Gordon has averaged 14.7 points and 3.4 assists per game so far this season, shooting 49.4% from the field and 45.6% from three-point range, all of which are the highest values in the 14-year veteran's career, and I believe that Gordon's joining will have a big improvement on the overall Hawks. Then there's the deal that would lower the Hawks' total salary, resulting in two $4.6 million and $2.2 million deal exceptions. In addition, the Raptors, they can not only deal with Dragic, but also get a frontcourt scorer, overall, this is also a win-win three-way deal, all of which are needed.