Although the Rockets did not have much to gain in the previous trading market, they completed a trade with Theiss, and the popular players in the two major trading markets of Gordon and Wood stayed on the team, which made the Rockets fans a little regretful, but what they did not expect was that the Nets gave the Rockets a big gift. After all, no one thought that the Nets with the Big Three would fall apart after a wave of losing streaks, they not only completed the exchange of Harden Simmons, the team also experienced 11 consecutive losses to bring 29 wins and 27 losses, ranking eighth in the East, which made the Nets' 2022 first-round pick pick rise to the 16th pick, but this first round has nothing to do with the Nets, it is clear that the Rockets will laugh at the Nets' gift.
It is worth mentioning that although the Nets got Simmons in harden's deal, considering durant's situation with Irving, and the reason why Simmons did not play for most of the game, it is difficult for the Nets to improve in the next game, so when the season is over, the Nets' first-round signing will most likely be in the lotto area. For the Rockets, this is naturally what they want to see, because in addition to the Nets' first-round pick, the Rockets' own 2022 first-round pick is currently predicted to be in the 3rd pick, so how will the Rockets, which have no big moves before the end of this trading day, operate in the offseason?
First of all, let's take a look at the Rockets' salary next season, after completing the transaction, the Rockets successfully untied the Thesis 4-year 36 million contract, in exchange for the two expiring contracts of Theis and Fernando, the Rockets currently have 14 official guarantee contract players, the cumulative salary is about 121 million US dollars, plus layoffs and other costs of 127 million US dollars, although it exceeds the salary cap but does not trigger the luxury tax, even if the team wants to regularize the Knicks in advance, there is enough room for operation. Then after the end of this season, the Rockets will most likely not leave Schroder, and even buy out in advance before March 1, considering that Schroder's contract Fernando is not in the team roster, the Rockets will have 12 players with official contracts next season, including Matthews 2 million, Martin Jr. 1.78 million, Tate 1.78 million for the guaranteed contract, but it is clear that the Rockets will turn the three of them into security, Then the Rockets' total salary of 12 people is 112.7 million, and when you count the rookies with the 3rd and 16th picks, the Rockets' total salary is 125 million, which is more than the salary cap of 121 million next season.
Of course, the Rockets are likely to deal with Gordon or even Wood's contracts in the offseason, because there are no big stars in the upcoming offseason, and it is still easier to shoot them. As for Wall, there are all kinds of possibilities, buyout transactions can occur, so there is no need to worry about the Rockets in the salary space, but the team needs to look at it in advance, with the two first-round picks in hand who to choose, from the team's existing lineup, it is best to choose a combination of interior + front. Judging from the predictions given by the US media, the Rockets will choose Bancello with the 3rd pick and Nikola Jovi with the 16th pick.