On May 1, Beijing time, there is no game in the NBA today. The first round of the playoffs has been divided into 8 groups of matches, the east and west of the four teams have passed the first round, and then starting from the early morning of tomorrow, these teams will begin the second round of catch-and-matching. But all this has nothing to do with the seemingly formidable Brooklyn Nets, who lost 4-0 to the Green Army in the first round and were eliminated, leaving the Nets players, coaching staff and even management in the face.
Durant is no longer young, Irving is 30 years old, although the so-called 3rd giant Ben Simmons is only 25 years old, but it has to be said that the core lineup of the Nets, which is composed of 3 stars, seems to have been difficult to compete for the championship. The Duo team is no longer young, but they are still one of the best small forwards and point guards in the league, and the Nets have stopped in the first round of the playoffs this season, but Durant and Irving still have a chance to compete for the championship in the next 2-3 years, after all, the strength of the two is still there.
According to NBA reporter Ben Dubos analysis, although Duou's Nets still have the opportunity to make a comeback in the future, the Nets management has to pay attention to the final championship window, they have begun to have a high sense of urgency to win, after all, if you don't work hard, Durant and Irving's age is getting older day by day, and the chance of winning the championship will slowly disappear.
Instead of that, it would be better to make a trade to keep the Nets alive, such as sending Ben Simmons away in exchange for some other players to help Duo. The US media "The Ringer" publicly suggested that the Rockets should chase Ben Simmons, after all, when the Rockets wanted to trade Harden, the 76ers had the opportunity to send Bency to the Rockets, but ultimately failed to make the trip.
According to the media analysis, the Rockets should send Gordon, Wood and Tate, and then take the draft picks in exchange for Bency, Jaylen Green and Bency are very suitable in terms of age, and the Nets have also got some good players after sending Bency. But are the Rockets really a good fit for Simmons? Considering Bency's personal performance in recent seasons, it has to be said that if the Rockets want to chase Bency, they must be trying their luck.
If you're lucky, the combination of Simmons and Green looks beautiful, but if Simmons isn't a good fit for the Rockets, the Rockets will have to bear Bency's big contract with 3 years left! In the summer of 2019, Bency was given an early contract extension of 5 years and 170 million, and his contract will not expire until the summer of 2025, which means that if Bency is still injured and unstable, the Rockets will lose a lot.
Simmons has wasted a year, the Nets are pessimistic about him, and other teams, including the Rockets, are also estimated to have no idea about Bency's state and mentality, and the former All-Star guard has become a hot potato. If the Rockets' deal with the Nets is completed and Bency remains like this and has no improvement next season for the Rockets, Dubos pessimistically predicts that Ben Simmons may become "Wall No. 2."
Everyone knows the situation between Wall and the Rockets, Wall has an agreement with the Rockets, has not played for a year, if Bency goes to the Rockets but has all kinds of adaptations, then Bency may be difficult to play for the Rockets in the next 3 years - just like Wall has been sitting on the rockets' cold bench, neither can play, the Rockets can not deal with Bency's big contract!
Therefore, it seems that the media is "supporting" the Rockets, letting the Rockets chase an All-Star player that is missing from the lineup, but in fact, the Rockets do not need Bency at all, after all, the Rockets have several contracts that expire and expire next summer, and they also hold multiple draft picks, so there is no need to try their luck on Bency. The media's advice looks good, but in fact, for the Rockets, there are all kinds of uncertainties, and the shrewd Rockets general manager Stone will most likely not take the initiative to chase Bency's problem players.