On January 28, Beijing time, there are still 14 days to go, and the NBA trading deadline is coming. This also means that many teams that want to strengthen the squad must seize the time, otherwise it will be difficult to build on the existing strength this season. Although the Rockets are the bottom team in the West, some players on this team still attract the attention of a large number of teams, and the Rockets' starting center Wood does not seem to be particularly popular compared to popular trade players such as Gordon and Theis.
But before that, Rockets reporter Fagan said that if there is a suitable chip, the Rockets will not refuse to sit down with other teams to negotiate a deal with Wood. Wood has played beautiful statistics on the Rockets this season, averaging 17 points and 10 rebounds per game, whether Wood is a data brush or not, in short, such data, coupled with Wood's quasi-first-class offensive performance on the inside, has made some teams eager to improve their scoring ability on the inside line want to recruit Wood into the team.
The Heat are one such team, and for now, whether it's Adebayo, Dedmund or Jurt Cevennes, they don't have the same scoring ability as Wood. The Heat are already first-class teams in the backcourt and front, and if they can get Wood's help, they will definitely go further in the playoffs. According to Jack Fisher, the Heat are interested in exchanging their 27-year-old shooter Duncan Robinson for Rockets' starting center Wood.
Dunroe has played 44 games for the Heat this season, averaging 21.2 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 27.8 minutes per game, shooting 36.6% from three-point range, and although not a top shooter, Dunro has always been based on accurate three-pointers. But sources indicate that the Rockets don't want to close the deal. Because the Rockets want "more chips." In fact, although Dunro is older, he is also a championship-level puzzle player, why doesn't the Rockets want him?
There are four reasons for this. First, Dunroe's position overlaps with Matthews and Brooks, the rockets' shooters, although Matthews and Brooks are far less famous than Dunroe, but they are young enough, and Matthews just signed a 4-year, 8.2 million contract with the Rockets, and it is impossible to abandon it. Second, Dunro will be 28 years old in 3 months, the Rockets will not have a leap in record in the next 3-4 years, and when the Rockets' new lineup is formed, Dunro will be at least 32 or 33 years old, and he is not in the Rockets' rebuilding plan at all.
Third, Dunroe's contract was too big. Five years, $90 million, 27 years old and 12 points per game are proof that Dunroe signed a premium contract, and besides, Dunro just signed a contract last summer, such a long contract is also unacceptable to the Rockets. In the end, the Heat gave too few chips, only one Dunroe simply did not see enough, the Rockets have long released the words, want the future draft pick, this is the most critical chip. The Heat did not take the draft pick, naturally it is difficult to get the favorite Wood, even if you send Dunroe no drama.
But then again, since Wood has a team that wants, it proves that in the trading market, Wood still has a certain market. In the offseason this summer, it is not too late for the Rockets to trade Wood, after all, the average double-double data per game, the age of 26 years old and only one year of contract left, such Wood is still very popular in the trading market.