I believe that many Hughes fans are disappointed with the Rockets' operation on the trade deadline, because they only sent Tys away in the final whistle-pressing stage and did not even change a second round pick.
But in fact, if you think about it carefully, Stone's trade deadline should be regarded as a full score operation, first of all, let's first look at the deal of Theiss, the Rockets reached a 4-year, 36 million contract with Theiss in the offseason last year by signing first and then changing, hoping that he can help the Rockets' internal line, but it turns out that Theiss does not meet the Rockets' tactical system, so sending Theiss before the deadline of the trading day is equivalent to correcting the errors of offseason operations, in exchange for the successful unwinding of the expired contract. In addition, the Rockets have another big gain, Stone through this deal to improve the impression of some players and other team management on the Rockets, to know that this is what Stone has been doing since the Harden deal, which is laying the foundation for the future of the team, and in this deal, Theis not only voluntarily gave up his 15% of the trade margin, but also expressed his gratitude to Hugh City after the trade. That's exactly what Stone wants, just imagine what would happen to Theiss if Stone had opened his mouth in the deal and the Green Army's management would have been impressed with the Rockets.
Then there is the matter of trading Gordon and Wood, since the new season, Gordon has performed beyond expectations, for the rebuilding Rockets, there is no need to leave him, the most favorable choice for the team is to use Gordon in exchange for some reconstructed assets; Wood is a big brush in the eyes of Hugh City fans, only cares about himself on the field, no sense of teamwork, and also wants to be the boss, which has a great impact on the growth of young players, and it just so happens that Wood is in the highest stage of transaction value. So a lot of people also want to send him away before the end of the trading day.
Stone also admitted at an earlier press conference that he had received an offer for the two men before the end of the trading day, and combined with reports from other reporters, the offer included the first round of signings, but stone refused, and on the press release he said: "We will not trade for the sake of trading, even if we get a good offer, it does not necessarily mean that we will trade." His maneuver made fans even more confused, and in theory the Rockets had no reason to refuse such an offer, and if Stone agreed, the two would certainly not be in the team lineup.
However, if you think about it in the long run, Stone did not trade these two people before the end of the trading day is the perfectly correct choice, and he has a greater plan to do so. Because the Rockets have two first-round signings in 2022, and the first rounds sent by others in the offer are also concentrated in the two years of 2022 and 2023, if these draft picks are honored, then the Rockets do not have the resources to train so many young players. Then there are almost no big stars in the upcoming offseason, when players like Goldenwood must be the best in the trading market, at that time in the trade they are bound to be able to exchange for more things, so the Rockets in this trade cut-off operation is still very successful, not only unwinding Theis, but also allowing the team to have more room for operation in the offseason, absolutely full score operation.