The Houston Rockets now have the bottom record in the West, and this year's NBA Draft, the Rockets are guaranteed to draw the top five draft picks. And the Rockets' first-round pick next year is in the hands of the Thunder, so starting next season, the Rockets can't swing badly, and the first-round pick is someone else's. Now young players such as Jaylen Green, Wood, Kevin Porter Jr., and Shen Jing have been training for a whole season, but there is still a big lack of winning ability. After the Rockets were reversed by the Pacers, Brogdon also said: "The rocket's young players need to learn how to play as a whole. "20+3+3 per game!" Rockets Jaylen Green won the first place, Porter Jr. was loyal, and the Rockets trade budded.
Wood has been playing well lately, and in the Rockets and Pacers game, Wood efficiently cut 32 points, 13 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals, and 3 blocks, but the opposing center Wood did not defend. According to the data released by the US media, Wood has averaged 21.3 points + 10.6 rebounds + 3.4 assists + 1.6 blocks + 1 steal in the last 10 games, and the true shooting rate is as high as 71.6%. This statistic looks really good, even at the level of an All-Star interior. However, there are still many Rockets fans who are not satisfied, because Wood's defense is not good, he has a good offensive score, but he can't defend the opposite interior, which is fatal.
Jaylen Green has played very well since the All-Star, and the US media released data showing that Jaylen Green can average 20.3 points + 2.8 rebounds + 3.1 assists + 1.1 steals per game after the All-Star, and his true shooting rate is also as high as 62.8%, and the shooting accuracy is getting better and better. In the past two months, Jaylen Green has been very stable, scoring double figures in 22 consecutive games, shooting more than 50% of the shots in many games, and the three-point accuracy is also improving. This shows that Jaylen Green corrected the shooting hand shape, which really played a good effect, and the performance after the All-Star, Jaylen Green has been impressive.
Jaylen Green has made 113 three-pointers this season, topping the rookie list of the Class of 2021. Hyland hit 106 three-pointers, second for rookie. Cunningham hit 106 three-pointers to tie for second place. Duarte hit 94 three-pointers, fourth as a rookie. Wagner Jr. hit 92 three-pointers, fifth on the rookie list. In the previous game between the Rockets and the Lakers, Jaylen Green scored a difficult three-pointer in the fourth quarter and overtime, and he dared to shoot three points against the top superstars, which is an innate ability of the big heart, and the talent is bursting.
Seeing Jaylen Green's rapid progress after the All-Star, Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr. was a little flustered: Is my team boss status going to be protected? Will the Rockets trade offseason to send Wood and Kevin Porter Jr.? Kevin Porter Jr. was frantically loyal in the interview: "I love playing with Jaylen Green, we want to play together for as long as possible, you can see how much we've improved, we've been working hard, our chemistry is getting better, we all want to keep improving ourselves." Kevin Porter Jr. frantically expressed his desire to bind Jaylen Green, and he was afraid that rocket management would focus on cultivating Jaylen Green and then send him off the trade.
Whether it's Wood or Kevin Porter Jr., the Rockets are likely to trade offs to send them away in the offseason. Here's why: First, Wood is 27 years old, has limited improvement, limited talent, and has not improved defensively for two seasons. Kevin Porter Jr. has not been as good as last season this season and has also encountered bottlenecks. Jaylen Green and Shin Kyung are now inferior to Wood and Kevin Porter Jr. The Rockets definitely have to make a choice in the offseason. Second, this year's NBA draft, the Rockets will definitely choose some young players, there are too many young players in the team, the ball distribution is simply not enough, can not focus on cultivation, unless the Rockets make a big deal, trade away young people + draft picks, introduce a top star, rush the playoffs.