The latest news of the Rockets draft, the popular candidate for the Flower Picks, Banchero, will most likely join the Rockets at the end of next month. According to The Houston Chronicle reporter Fagan, Homegren and Smith refused to meet with the Rockets' scouts, and the Rockets appear to have reached some sort of deal with Banchero.
The most well-founded speculation is that Paul Banchero will be a member of the Houston Rockets. Current conventional wisdom holds that the Orlando Magic are targeting Jabari Smith, while the Thunder are likely to put Chet Homegren in second place. Both of these facts are basically certain, but the final result will be revealed on the 23rd of next month.
According to media reports, the Orlando Magic are preparing to select Jabari Smith as the NBA draft pick. Chet Homegren will then be the Thunder's pick. The Rockets' best bet is to include Paul Bancello, after all, the introduction of this 208 cm high forward will help improve the Rockets' internal strength.
Most Rockets fans have reservations about draft pick Bancello, and while he and Alperen Shinkin are able to play together, his health is a bit of a concern. On the one hand, Shen Jing instantly captured the hearts of fans in 2021-2022 with his super high ball quotient and skillful footwork. His future for the Rockets is very bright, especially in the fourth position, and he has the ability to play the starting point.
Today, Bancello is also a player in the fourth position. Will he and Shin Kyung be able to produce enough chemistry on the field? On the surface, Bancello and Shin Kyung are very similar players. Because they're all big frontcourt players and can all act as great scorers. On the offensive end, they can all play incredibly sharp offense. The only thing to worry about is the contribution from the defensive end that helps the Rockets maintain sufficient intensity.
The survivability of Alperen Shintin and Bancello on the defensive end is deeply worrying. This season, it is not difficult to find out in the regular season that Shin Kyung's performance on the defensive end is not outstanding. Similarly, at Duke's game, Bancello sometimes seemed efficient, but both used his physical fitness to play against weaker competitors.
In the NBA, to face those physical opponents, Bancello obviously can't get the upper hand. Bancello has made a lot of mistakes in NCAA games a lot of times, but not at all on a professional level. Of course, Banchereau may also know this. Rumor has it that he prefers to slim down from his current stature, after all, this could improve his currently questionable lateral flexibility.
Bancello can improve his possession, but Shin Kyung has been struggling in this area. Assuming they're at a similar level on the defensive end, it won't be enough to help the Rockets win more games. Between the two, only Bancello has the potential to be the initiator of the attack.
He may become a good ball handler, on the other hand, Shin Kyung may play as a passer to revitalize the whole team's attack. Last year, Kevin Porter didn't work well as a point guard. And Bancello can penetrate from the front into the paint. His footwork and skills can improve on the offensive end. Shin Kyung can use his size, ball competence and aggressiveness to become a great finisher in these games.
However, Shen Jing's lack of lateral speed and verticality limited him. In the end, Banchero and Shin Kyung can achieve each other, and the two of them can play to each other's strengths and avoid weaknesses. Anyway, the Rockets would be the best choice to take Bancello.
