On January 27, Beijing time, in the previous game between the Rockets and the Spurs, it is said that many team scouts went to the Rockets' home court to watch the game. These scouts target players who are deeply involved in trade rumors, such as Theis, Nuwaba, Gordon and so on. Today's latest news shows that Boston is interested in Rockets center Theis, and they want to put the "old general" in the account again.
Compared with role players such as Theis and Nuwaba, the most wanted Rockets player in each team is naturally the Rockets' top scorer Eric Gordon this season. The 33-year-old has played the most productive season of his career, and while the season isn't over yet, Gordon's performance has left many playoff teams salivating. In 41 regular season games, Gordon has started most of the time, not only can he play steadily in the 2nd and 3rd positions, but also can make cameo positions from time to time.
In 41 games, Gordon has averaged 14.6 points, 3.2 assists and 2 rebounds, and his three-point shooting rate is as high as 44.6%, and Gordon has always been at the top of the three-point shooting rate ranking of all players in the league. More importantly, in the previous few seasons, Gordon's appearances have been very limited, and injuries have become an unavoidable topic in Gordon's career, but this season perhaps Gordon has learned to protect himself, or perhaps the Rockets' team doctor has become powerful, in short, Gordon has been injured and absent a lot less. Some of the missing matches are just back-to-back automatic rotations.
According to NBA star Michael Scott, in his opinion, Gordon has a high deal value, and the Rockets know this. The famer said Gordon's deal value has reached its "highest point" in recent seasons. For the Rockets, he now has to be traded because Gordon's 33-year-old and 33-day age does not meet the Rockets' rebuilding requirements.
This is true, but if Gordon is 5 or 6 years younger, the Rockets can say that the team around Gordon is justified, after all, Gordon has played a star-level performance this season, although the data 14+2+3 is not remarkable, but Gordon's shooting rate and offensive and defensive efficiency are extremely high. Now the problem for the Rockets is that Gordon is really easy to use, the Rockets want to keep him, and the 33-year-old age has made Gordon not meet the requirements of the Rockets' rebuilding blueprint.
If you send Gordon away, there may not be a good offer now, after all, a first-round pick is the lowest asking price for the Rockets, and the Suns and Cavaliers who are interested in Gordon still have not made an offer that makes it difficult for the Rockets to refuse. With the deal deadline still 15 days away, how can the Rockets be good? Didn't Scott say it, or suggest that the Rockets send Gordon away, after all, if the 33-year-old Gordon does not shoot now, it is difficult to say how his state and injury situation will be next season, and sending Gordon away when the transaction value is the greatest can not only allow Gordon to chase the championship, but also let the Rockets get chips. Gordon's 33-year-old age is also a "catalyst" to accelerate the completion of this potential deal.