0 appearances + average 5 + 3 per game, the Rockets seek to trade 2 players, the sixth man + center contract expires is difficult to renew
The NBA playoffs are in full swing. The Rockets are already over the season, with players starting their vacations, but for general manager Stone the job has just begun. The Rockets are still rebuilding next season, and the team will target the free market in 2023, as can be seen from the Rockets' operations in the past season, the team has been clearing the salary space. The two players the Rockets are currently struggling to trade are Wall and Nuwaba, and the Rockets will also seek to trade them.
Wall executed the last year's 47 million contract, in fact, Wall is not difficult to trade, as long as the Rockets are not greedy, only one more draft pick can be, Westbrook and Wall are linked again, but the deal Rockets will not back down. In addition, there are currently big contract players in the NBA, and they can also be willing to take over Wall's contract, and there are not many such teams. The Rockets can accept up to two years of contract players, and Wall himself wants to play.
This past season, Wall and the Rockets have reached an agreement to play 0 games, and if the transaction does not go well next season, it is likely to solve the contract problem by buyout. For the Rockets, Wall has always had certain problems, and the possibility of playing for the Rockets is already very low. Another player, Nuwaba, has averaged 5+3 per game this season, has a $5 million contract this year, and the Rockets have enough talent in the backcourt that Nuwaba can at least get a second-round draft pick.
In addition, the Rockets' sixth man Schroeder and center Fernando's contracts have all expired, and the initiative is in the hands of the Rockets, and the Rockets selected Two Players in exchange for Theis in the middle of the season, mainly because of the clearance of salary space. The Rockets will not easily give a contract extension, last season selected four rookies, this year there are two first-round draft picks, the Rockets themselves have at least the top five picks, and the draft picks from the Nets are fixed at 17.
The ultimate goal of the Rockets' rebuild is the summer of 2023, when the Rockets can clear up a lot of salary space, plus the growth of several rookies, the Rockets have the strength to impact the playoffs. Since Yao Ming's retirement, the Rockets have not really rebuilt, and after Harden left the team, the Rockets began to formally collapse, and since this road was chosen, it should be successfully rebuilt. Jaylen Green has been trained this year, there will be a high-ranking rookie next season, and if the rookie of both seasons can play, the rebuild will be quickly successful.
Wall and Nuwaba are targets to be purged, there is no point in staying with the Rockets, Gordon and Wood are trading players, and Schroeder and Fernando are facing no contract extensions. Several rookies have shown their potential after a season of polishing, and the Rockets' rebuilding lineup is also centered around these players. General Manager Si operated decently by going for two seasons, with no surprises and no big failures. Trading will be one of the Rockets' themes this summer.
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