Let's talk about trading first, and even though everyone knows it, let's talk about it. The Rockets made a deal with the Celtics near the trade deadline, sending Theiss back to the Celtics in exchange for Schroeder and Fernando and Kanter, who was cut by the Rockets immediately after the trade. The reason is: Kanter is involved in the political Z issue, reducing exchanges with Turkish players, especially our Shenjing is a Turk, so the Rockets' move can also be regarded as protecting Shenjing.
Schroeder everyone should be familiar with, a relatively stable guard, but the contract is about to expire, the Rockets do not matter, after all, the Theis contract is also there, put can not give the ball to play, it is better to unwind, if Schroeder plays well, the offseason can be renewed, not renewed to others.
Fernando is a black hard inside line, remember that he was in the Eagles period, there was a game in the inside line to blow up the Rockets, but the player is always a marginal player, just 3 cm higher than Garupa and weighed a few pounds, the Rockets are likely to be marginal figures, this transaction Rockets still failed to send Wood, Gordon away, but find a reason to send Brooks away, but the DJ to cut, a little bit unwilling, after all, cheap and affordable.
Wood did not trade out is the last thing I expected, yesterday stayed up late to a point, I watched the Hornets fans are saying Stud Wood, although the middle reported because the Rockets asked for too high, but thought the Hornets will increase the size, I am still looking forward to the addition of PJ Washington, but in the end it was not able to facilitate the transaction.
And Gordon is the same, for other teams' offers, the value is not enough for the rocket's psychological expectations, rather than throwing at a low price, it is better to stay in the team for their own use.
As for the deal between Wall and Westbrook, it is also because the Lakers are reluctant to add the first round of failure. But Harden eventually went to the 75ers with the footsteps of Mo Dog, the Nets sent Harden and Millsap to the 75ers, in exchange for Simmons, Curry Jr., Zhuang Shen and 22 years of unprotected first round and 27 years of protected first round, the Nets Three giants failed to set off a huge wave on the blow, do not know that the cooperation between Dengge and the Emperor can be as desired, at least I feel that the Emperor is not willing to partner Harden, it is estimated that he will leave the team, even if Harden executes the player contract next season, but no one can say the personality of the player.
Talk about the game, the Rockets in the first quarter against the recent hot Raptors played very active, once achieved a 10-point lead, a single quarter 41-37 ahead of the Raptors 4 points, but the overall strength of the Raptors is still much higher than the Rockets, they played a 36-23 score in the second quarter, in one fell swoop, and the lead was maintained until the end of the game.
Today due to the DJ, Brooks and Theis trade and layoffs, the Rockets played a total of 9 people, Matthews was put on the starting line, Ma Ye will not say more, almost put Siakam played 6 fouls out of the court, defense line, offense does not pull crotch, played 31 minutes to contribute 19 points and 6 rebounds, 9 shots hit 5 goals, including 3 of 7 three points, the presence of the main Matthews, can greatly motivate the state of the player on the field, this kind of player is really the most needed defensive spiritual leader of every team.
And Porter Jr. is a big bang today, returning from physical discomfort, the last two games are in very good shape, a total of 57 points, 6 boards and 13 assists, three points bursting, a total of 13 of 21, passing and defense are also in place, after hard work he still successfully completed the transformation. Now Porter Jr. plays calmly and knows when he should attack and when he needs to tandem teammates.
And Green played well today, together with Porter Jr., turned the Raptors upside down, and today there was a burst dunk, fully showing physical talent. At present, the Rockets still have gordon, expired Schroeder and other space-free chips in their hands, and the Rockets can still get high-ranking players in the offseason draft, while Porter Jr. and Jaylen Green are 22 years old and 20 years old. As long as the Rockets can get a front and an interior line in 22 years, they can launch a shock to the playoffs.
Porter Jr.'s transformation is also very successful, offseason Green and Shin Kyung, Christopher's special training, I believe that next season will be more interesting than this season, plus high rank rookies, or full of points.
The trade is over, or failed to usher in a strong player, but Stone also withstood the pressure of many fans, protected Porter Jr., and left a lot of room for the Rockets next season, it is still good!