The Rockets are still in the process of rebuilding this season, and they currently have a record of 13 wins and 32 losses, ranking first from the bottom in the West, and their overall strength is very limited! But some young players can occasionally have some bright spots, whether it is Porter Jr., Shen Jing or Jaylen Green, especially Shen Jing and Green, who are still regarded as the rocket's future core players!
Recently, according to Amcik, the rocket will be more "open" in the trading market than people think. An opponent's executive said the Rockets are still looking for a player at the core level of the team. According to Amcik's interpretation, the meaning of this sentence is that although Green is regarded by the Rockets as an important part of their future, no one has really filled Harden's position!
This is actually very normal, throughout the history of the NBA, how many stars of Harden's level are there? And what are the chances of coming to the Rockets? Before the Rockets were able to get Harden, there were also some serendipitous situations, and in the absence of a contract extension between the Thunder and Harden, the Rockets used Kevin Martin, Jeremy Lamb and three draft picks to get 4 players including Harden, which is hard to imagine!
Harden is a player who can guarantee the team's lower limit, which is why the team's performance has been very good since he came to the Rockets. So the Rockets want to find the next Harden is not small, from the current point of view, whether it is Porter Jr., or Jaylen Green, there is no potential to become Harden, but their age is still very young, there is still a lot of room for improvement, maybe at some stage in the future can be completely transformed!
But for now, the Rockets are still looking for a Harden-level core, and Green may only be an important part of the future team, not a cornerstone player! At present, the veterans such as Wood, Tess, and Gordon in the team are likely to make chips for the team's future cornerstone players, and maybe the Rockets can exchange these players for the next "Harden"!