Time flies, the years fly by, and the time suddenly comes to July; At present, the NBA has entered the offseason, and all teams are recruiting to narrow the gap between their strength and the Golden State Warriors; However, people are not as good as heaven, Durant suddenly fell out with the Brooklyn Nets and submitted a trade application; And Irving seems reluctant to play at the Nets anymore, and the team seems in danger of falling apart.
While others were waiting for the result of the trade, general manager Stone and the Houston Rockets almost died laughing in the toilet, because the Nets' first-round picks for the next few years are in their hands, which means that they can build a competitive team on the one hand, and on the other hand, they can help them compete for the title.
There is a saying that in the past two years, the former "Texas Little Strong" has lost the courage of the past and has become a fish belly recognized by the league, which is also very rare in team history; However, it was also to take advantage of this dormancy period that Stone strategized and decided to win thousands of miles away, selecting a group of talented young players such as Jaylen Green, Garupa, Shen Jing, and Christopher.
By last week's draft, Stone was once again casting magic to help the Houston Rockets become the biggest winners; First, Smith's choice was a big package, as most of the mock draft predicted him as Orlando's first pick. But when the Magic shocked the NBA world with the choice of Banchereau of Duke, Houston ended up with one of the best shooters and all-round defenders in the draft. Secondly, by the time of the 17th pick, they finally chose a wing forward, Tarry Ethan; Before anyone could react, the lawyer-turned-26 Pick picked Duke University's Young Wendell Moore; In fact, this is a "fake action", his purpose is to win the first point guard of this year, Taitai Washington, 2025, 2027 two second rounds.
After lying flat for two or three days, Stone and Wall agreed on a buyout, the two sides announced a peaceful breakup, and Stone saved millions of dollars for boss Fertino; Now, Stone's operations have not stopped and are still active in the free market. In the early hours of this morning, the Rockets officially announced that the team signed a two-way contract with losing draft Trevor Huggins.
Trevor Huggins, a 23-year-old guard, 183cm tall and 82kg, previously played for Northwest Missouri State University, and in the 2021-22 season, Huggins averaged 23 points, 2.4 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game in the NCAA Second Division. This player has a certain potential and excellent scoring ability. Stone may have taken him for long-term reasons, after all, the team needs to develop too many young players, especially in the defender line. Unless Huggins plays a stunning performance in the summer league and preseason, he will only play in the development league next season.