Since Harden and Westbrook left the Rockets, the team from Space City has been in a "leaderless" state in the past 2 years. If the rocket's first core last season was point guard John Wall, then this season the Rockets are a "no core" team. Last season, Wall, as Harden's stand-in, actually performed well on the Rockets compared to individuals, but the Rockets' record was too bad.
This season, the Rockets have reached an agreement with Wall not to play again, so Wall, the core of the former Rockets, has officially "stood on the sidelines". This season, the Rockets' Wood claims to be the first core of the team, but most fans do not buy it, after all, Wood's ability is average, the offensive ability is still successful, and the defensive end is really the last level of the league. Under Wood's leadership, the Rockets' record is still the bottom of the league, and it has not improved much compared to last season.
Moreover, the Rockets have several first-rate rookies this season, but they still have not been able to get out of the vicious circle of losing all the time, and Wood is responsible for this. Then again, the regular season is coming to an end, and it's time for the Rockets to think about this summer's offseason. Wood's contract is only one year away, and it is the most reasonable choice to take advantage of the opportunity to trade him.
Wood probably also knows that he has been in the middle of the trading vortex (before the trade deadline, Wood is expected to be sent to the Lakers), and the age of 26-year-old Wood is still too old for the young rebuilding Rockets, he is not in the Rockets' long-term plan to rebuild, so although Wood claims to be the first core of the Rockets this season, he actually knows that maybe his days on the Rockets will not be too long.
Jaylen Green is the Rockets' future hope, and that's a well-known thing. It's true that Green hasn't played as well as Cunningham, Mobley and Barnes this season, but since All-Star Weekend, Jaylen Green has not lost to any rookie player at all. Wood also saw a huge improvement in Jaylen Green, and after the training, Wood specifically talked about Green's progress and growth.
"Green is getting better. Having made the right choices on the pitch, he has now made tremendous progress in every way, both defensively and offensively. I'm his biggest fan on the team. Wood praised Green Road. Wood is also self-aware, knowing that he is likely to be no longer responsible for leading the Rockets forward after this season, while Jaylen Green will take over wood's "scepter" and continue to lead the young team forward.
Although Green is still a 20-year-old newcomer, from the perspective of the speed of Green's progress this season, as long as he gives this rookie 2-3 years to go, Green, who is known as the "upper jordan lower limit Kobe", may really become one of the best pointing guards in the league. The core of the Rockets should be replaced, Green, Porter Jr., ShinJing, Christopher and even Garruba, all between the ages of 20-22, this group of newcomers is the future hope of the Rockets. And Jaylen Green is the best of this group of newcomers and the future leader.