With the end of the Cavaliers' playoff against the Hawks, the NBA Eastern Conference ranking results were also released, because the Cavaliers' two consecutive losses were ultimately missed as the eighth in the East, so that the Nets' 2022 first-round pick was determined to be in the 17th pick. To be honest, this result is not what Rockets fans want to see, if the Cavaliers win over the Hawks, then the Nets need to draw with the Cavaliers to determine the outcome, the ideal is to be able to fall in the 16th pick, but the Cavaliers are not angry.
As we all know, the Nets this first round of signing belongs to the Rockets, but for the Rockets, this pick is still relatively embarrassing, to know that 2022 is originally a draft year, the popular rookies are Homegren, Banchereau, Smith, Murray, Ivey, these people, because of the Rockets' penultimate record, there is a high probability that they will get one of the top three big hits in the top three, but the Nets' 17 picks are lower than the signing position of Shen Jing last year, and it is really too difficult to choose a good rookie in this area. For the management of the team, they have two choices, one is self-selected and the other is trading, how do they choose?
First of all, let's take a look at the rocket's core lineup next season, Wall can be sure that it will not continue to play for the rocket, if there is no trade out, the probability is to be bought out, Gordon, Wood, these two veterans will not stay in the eyes of many people, mainly because in these 7 games at the end of the season, the rocket's young forces have played a very good performance, so the core lineup next season will most likely be Porter Jr., Green, Shinkin, Tate, Martin Jr., Christopher, Garuba, these people to build a team, The Rockets' first-round pick will most likely help the team bring another young frontcourt player, but these young players are almost not yet formed, everyone needs energy to cultivate, but a team's resources are limited, if you use the Nets' 17th pick to select a young player who is not so talented, the Rockets belong to the chicken ribs.
And the Rockets are mostly young players next season, they need is instant combat power, so the best way for the team to deal with it is to trade, but not simply to exchange this signing for money, the best thing is to be able to match Wood or Gordon in exchange for instant players who are in line with the team's reconstruction. There are two ways to deal with this, one is to trade the draft picks with the veteran upwards, choosing a talented young player, and the other is to trade with other teams in the league, preferably in exchange for a wing player. Especially the 17th sign + Wood, which can still attract the attention of many teams in the trading market, I don't know what kind of players the Rockets think can be exchanged for such chips, welcome to discuss together...