Rockets brew 3-for-1 deal! Stone has his eyes on the Pacers' marksman, Dashenix will eventually leave, and Christopher will be reduced to a bargaining chip?
The NBA has had a great season this season, especially the Western Conference. At the beginning of the season, no one expected that the Portland Trail Blazers would be in first place for the time being, and the team led by Lillard had just defeated the Suns and surpassed their opponents to the top of the West. The loss of Mitchell and Gobert to the Jazz was even more gratifying, and Markkanen played at the All-Star level, and he has become the star of this new team, leading the Jazz to third place. The Grizzlies, Pelicans, Mavericks, Nuggets, and Clippers are ranked 5-8, and these five teams have maintained a winning percentage of more than 50%, and they all have the strength to win the Western Conference championship in the new season. The performance of the three strong teams of the Warriors, Lakers and Timberwolves has been disappointing, and the regular season has been played for 10 rounds, and the winning percentage is still less than 50%.
To say that the most "stable" team in the Western Conference, it is none other than the Rockets led by Silas, who currently have a 1-8 record, ranking at the bottom of the league. In the only game to win, Jaylen Green and Jabari Smith clashed, and this conflict also affected their subsequent form, and the Rockets lost five games in a row as a result, once again becoming a fish belly team that everyone sees. The main reason for the Rockets' poor record is that in addition to the contradiction between Jaylen Green and Jabari Smith, there is no one in the starting lineup responsible for opening up the court, Shen Jing has almost no three-point ability, Jabari Smith has a worrying shooting rate, and Gordon has become slow to handle the ball as he gets older, relying more on rhythm changes to find scoring opportunities. As a result, Silas's team can easily be defended by opponents, although they have two ball-carrying points in the backcourt, Jaylen Green and Porter Jr.
Rockets general manager Rafael Stone also seems to be aware of this problem, although the Rockets are still mainly swinging this season, but the poor record is easy to arouse the anger of Houston fans, Stone and Silas will also face the risk of being cut, so strengthening the roster is still an urgent problem for Rockets management. Recently, according to the US media "NBA Analysis", the top management of the Rockets and Pacers teams is negotiating around a 3-for-1 trade offer, if the negotiations go well, Duarte, the best shooter in the 2021 draft, is expected to go to Houston to assist Jaylen Green, the specific trade plan: the Rockets send Christopher + Deshenix + 2023 first-round pick (Bucks) to get the Pacers' Duarte.
Duarte, who is 1.98 meters tall, has an arm span of 2.01 meters and weighs 88 kilograms, plays as a shooting guard and averages 19.6 minutes per game this season, contributing 8.9 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1 assist, and shooting 34.2% from three-point range. There is a well-known saying in the NBA, if you have the No. 13 pick and don't know how to choose, then choose a shooting guard. This sentence originated from the birth of Kobe Bryant, and since then there have been many capable No. 13 rookies such as Mitchell, Booker, LaVine, and Hiro, making this pick even more legendary. The Pacers, who held the No. 13 pick in the 2021 draft, also chose backcourt sharpshooter Duarte in accordance with this principle, and his first NBA season did not disappoint, averaging 13.1 points per game to the delight of Indiana fans. But with the arrival of more talented rookie Marcelin this season, Duarte's playing time has been greatly limited. He's a 25-year-old rookie with limited development potential and overlapping with Marcelin, so it's no surprise that Pacers management chose to trade him this season.
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