With 13 days to go, the door to the NBA trading market will be closed. For the Rockets, cleaning up some players that are no longer needed is the focus of the season, after all, the Goal of the Rockets this season is not to enter the playoffs, but to collect more chips to fight again next year, after all, next season the Rockets will not only have a first-round draft pick that may be a winner, but also have enough salary space, and maybe Wall can be traded offseason.
This is an excellent rebuilding opportunity for the Rockets. However, in the remaining 13 days of trading time this season, the Rockets are unlikely to introduce veterans or instant combat, on the contrary, the Rockets' many veterans and instant combat forces are the targets of Raphael Stone's trading. Gordon, Theis, Nuwaba, Augustine are all on the shelves, and even the 26-year-old center Wood has attracted the attention of many teams. Even the Heat have made a public offer for the Rockets, wanting to exchange 27-year-old shooter Duncan Robinson with the Rockets for Wood, but the Rockets think Wood is more valuable, and a Dunroe can't replace Wood.
Although the Rockets are not moving now, over time, this season's trade cannot be avoided. After all, some veterans are useless for the Rockets, Nuwaba, Augustine and Theis have fallen out of the rotation for many games, and although Gordon is still the tactical fulcrum of the Rockets' outside line, he is 33 years old, or that sentence, taking advantage of Gordon's health + excellent state to send him away, not only for the Rockets, but also for Gordon.
Raphael Stone, who has been the general manager of the Rockets for two seasons, also talked about the Rockets' recent transactions in the interview. Stone is still confident, saying the team will remain proactive in the trading market and make sure the Rockets communicate with all teams interested in the trade. Stone then said he was happy with the Rockets, believing they had a clear direction that everyone agreed to.
In other words, Stone believes that the Rockets' lineup has been very successful, although the temporary record is not good and there is no hope, but after a few seasons, the Rockets will perform. In addition, the Rockets should have a first-round high pick in the next 1-2 seasons, when the Rockets only need to continue to select talented rookies. As for the deals in front of them, the Rockets have always been proactive and will not miss any chance of a deal that could be completed, provided that these potential deals will help the Rockets rebuild.
In the current rookie main lineup as the team, on this basis to introduce more new people, so that the lineup "steady progress", this is the Rockets' long-term plan. As Stone put it, the Rockets have kept an eye on the trade market this season, and he won't miss out on any opportunity to boost the Rockets' potential or turn down any team's trade offer. In the 13 days from today, I believe that some expected or "unexpected" deals will find the Rockets.