The Suns lost 3-4 to the Lone Rangers in the playoffs, and Ayton was very angry about it after playing only 17 minutes in Game 7, and after the game coach Monty said that Ayton only played 17 minutes was the decision of the whole team, but everyone in the discernment knew that Ayton and Booker had a problem.
Pelicans and Suns Game 3 Booker missed, Ayton played 33 minutes and 20-of-13 had 28 points and 17 rebounds to help the team win 114-111, after the game Paul shouted to Suns manager Jones that the team and Ayton had a 5-year, 172 million renewal.
Booker missed the Suns' third, fourth and fifth games against the Pelicans, and Ayton scored 28 points and 23 points each in those three games. With 19 points and more than 13 shots, it's clear that Booker's lack of play against Ayton's offensive ability is well demonstrated.
But after Booker's comeback, Ayton's role was reduced, the problem was that Ayton and Booker were not very compatible, Booker was the core of the No. 2 position playing style that required the ball, and Booker had more ball rights than Ayton.D., less ball rights.
Ayton and Paul have a tacit understanding that Ayton has no low-post ability to only play with Paul, Ayton hit a lot of mid-range shots, when Booker came on, the Sun's blocking was reduced, so Ayton's chances of shooting were reduced, so Ayton's play was less than satisfactory.
Ayton's problem now is that staying at the Suns will be limited by the way he plays, he and Booker can only be a blue collar worker, and Ayton also has the idea of leaving the Suns after only playing 17 minutes in game 7, he knows that he can only be a blue-collar player if he continues to stay with the Suns. If Ayton stays with the Suns, he won't get too many opportunities on the offensive end, and he won't be able to develop excellent low-post skills in the future as a blue-collar player, so even if the Suns give Ayton 5 years and 172 million Ayton, he will have to think about leaving the Suns for his career.
At this point, the Suns can only keep one between Booker and Ayton, so Ayton will most likely sign and then change to other teams this year, and the Rockets are also interested in Ayton, but the Rockets should also refer to the Suns' way of playing to see if Ayton is suitable for the team.
Green and Booker are the same in terms of play, they are both attacking guards, they all need enough ball to be able to, if Green gets the opportunity to Ayton will be reduced, which is the same as the Jazz's Mitchell and Gobert, now Gobert is a blue-collar player at the Jazz.
If the Rockets realize that Ayton and Green are not very compatible with the Rockets, they will give up the idea of trading Ayton, in fact, Ayton will not be low, no organizational ability and no three-point ability to play the most suitable for the Rockets, he can not create offensive space for Green. Traditional centers like Ayton are now snubbed by the league, which now likes center players who can hold high and have the ability to pass the ball to their teammates.
The Rockets should choose a center like Jokic or Towns with excellent maneuverability and excellent three-point ability, and if Jokic is in the Rockets, he can do the axis of the offense in the free throw zone, so that Green and another point guard will break through like two sharp knives, so the Rockets' offense will be very sharp and the opponent will be invincible.
In terms of Green's style of play, he does not need a pile-type defender like Ayton, he needs to be paired with a center with excellent organizational skills, Shen Jing's template is that the Jokic Rockets should focus on cultivating Shin Kyung, if Shin Kyung can become a center like Jokic is the best, if the Rockets feel that Shin Kyung's performance is not as good as expected, it can also be used to trade him back into a chip he likes.
So it seems that the Rockets will not be interested in Ayton, what the Rockets have to do this year is to collect more draft picks in the future to prepare for the trade with Jokic, if Jokic can join the Rockets will maximize Green's power, the Rockets are the championship team.