As the best professional basketball league in the world, one of the most attractive aspects of the NBA is the fierce player competition and the elimination of new and old, and no team can maintain absolute dominance for a long time.
Taking the veteran strong teams Rockets and Spurs as an example, both teams have insisted on not messing up for more than a decade, relying entirely on management operations and players to tap potential to enhance the team's combat effectiveness.
Even so, the two teams are still difficult to resist the cyclical ups and downs, but these high-quality teams can get out of the trough as soon as possible and return to the ranks of competitors.
In the case of some teams in the trough, there are naturally some other teams that have been paid and dared to return to the ranks of competitors with the mess and lineup building in the past period of time.
The Suns are one of the representatives, after the introduction of veteran Paul last season, the Suns built around the Booker + Paul + Ayton trident ushered in a qualitative change, one breath to the finals.
Although the final missed good game failed to win the championship, the growth of the whole team was real, which allowed the Suns to burst out of more energy this season and firmly occupy the first place in the league.
This gives the Rockets and the Suns a basis for a deal, and regardless of whether the Suns win the championship this season, the team will further improve their immediate combat power in the offseason to ensure the possibility of winning the championship.
For the Rockets, the team's rebuilding success this season, a group of young players gradually cashing in on their talents, need to clean up as much as possible.
To this end, the US media "nbaanalysis" supports two teams, can complete a 1-for-4 deal about Gordon, the Rockets kill two birds with one stone, "boarding" The Sun reunites to impact the championship, and the two teams are expected to achieve a win-win situation.
Potential trading scenarios
The Rockets got: Shamet + Sharidge + 2023 second round pick + 2024 second round pick;
The Suns got: Gordon.
For the Rockets, it was a one-for-one deal option that met multiple needs for the team's rebuild.
The first is to clean up Gordon, who occupies the ball, to make room for players like Christopher to grow, and it is not difficult to see from the arrangement after the All-Star this season that the Rockets have made up their minds to develop young players.
Whether it is Gordon, Wood, or Wall and Schroeder, they will all be the target of the Rockets' offseason cleanup, especially a group of young players who have played commendable performances after getting the opportunity, and the Rockets have no reason not to give them a chance.
What's more, the Rockets ended the season with the bottom three rankings, and will get a top five picks in the first round, and even most likely to get a pick, the Rockets will definitely be ready to develop young players.
In addition to the strategic value of the team's reconstruction, the deal also brings back real chips for the team, and although the Rockets have been asking for a first-round pick, there are not many teams that can really offer first-round picks in exchange for Gordon.
The plan is obviously more practical, two second-round signings facilitate the Rockets to continue to operate, Sharich's contract is about to expire, the Rockets can continue to trade, and the 25-year-old Shamet is very good to deal with, whether it is retention or follow-up transactions.
For the Suns, the team, as the head team of the championship team, is thinking about winning in the present, how to improve the immediate combat strength as much as possible, after all, Paul is 37 years old, and it is impossible to judge how long there is still a window for the championship.
Moreover, the players sent away in this deal do not affect the core rotation of the team at all, and Sharich has not played in any game this season, which has no impact on the team.
Shamet is a completely outside end-of-line character, and the Suns were at one point very bullish on him, offering him a four-year, $43 million contract that resulted in his three-point shooting percentage of just 36.9 percent this season.
In contrast, Gordon can fully fill the role played by Shamet, and it is a huge upgrade.
Gordon's 41.2 percent three-point shooting percentage from the perimeter this season and his 2.2 three-pointers per game are much better than Shamet in terms of production and quality.
In addition, Gordon's ability to hold the ball is completely unmatched by Shamet, and with his rich playoff experience, this deal will maximize the Suns' immediate combat strength.
Therefore, starting from the actual situation of the two teams, this is a deal that is fully worth discussing, and the two teams are expected to achieve a win-win situation.
And from the emotional point of view of the fans, this deal is also one of the options worth looking forward to, Gordon and Paul, two former friends, have the hope of joining forces at the Suns to complete the desire to win the title.