10 for 1, Rockets quote Durant! Stone shrewd, taking the opportunity to lure Harden back to Houston?
Although the Nets have won two consecutive games without Irving, they have won against the Wizards and Hornets, and the team is still hovering outside the playoffs with a 4-6 record. The Irving incident is difficult to solve in the short term, Ben Simmons' physical condition is still a mystery, although Durant is in good shape, but the so-called big three, hard to piece together chemistry is very poor, does not have the strength to lead the team to the championship, and there are two players in free agency no longer have any trade value, the Nets' future road may be full of difficulties. Recently, NBA legend Zach Lowe said on the show: "Now the whole league is ready to negotiate a trade with the Nets to restart Durant." ”
This sentence is not alarmist, as Durant made a trade request as early as this summer, and this time the problems within the Nets are more serious, and he will struggle to spend a full season in Brooklyn. Recently, the US media "NBA Analysis" suggested that the Rockets and Nets can negotiate a 10-for-1 trade offer, if the negotiations go well, Durant is expected to become the boss of the Rockets, reunite with Harden in Houston next summer, the specific trade plan is: the Rockets send Jabari Smith + Eric Gordon + Jesse Tate + Josh Christopher + 2024 first-round pick (from the Nets) + 2026 first-round pick (from the Nets) + 2024 second-round pick (from the Nets) + 2023, 2025, 2027 Nets first-round swap rights to get Kevin Durant.
The Nets had the idea of rebuilding after being swept out by the Celtics in the playoffs last season, but suffered from a deal involving Harden that year, giving the Rockets a first-round pick for many years to come, which put general manager Sean Marks in a dilemma, the ultimate goal of rebuilding is to get a high-potential rookie, so no first-round pick will be meaningless, and the hope of not rebuilding the championship is very slim. The Nets' management's best solution is to return to the first-round pick that belonged to Brooklyn, a deal that would allow the Nets to take the initiative of rebuilding into their own hands, which is more attractive than getting draft picks from other teams.
According to NBA data expert Keith Smith, the Rockets have $71.1 million in salary space for reinforcement in 2023, ranking first among all teams in the league. General manager Rafael Stone has worked for years to make the Rockets finally have a time to turn around next summer, but if the Rockets' players continue to slump this season, it will be difficult to attract stars even if there is plenty of salary space. This is a problem that General Manager Stone urgently needs to solve, and getting Durant is one of the best solutions. He is one of the league's most scoring players and has remained at a very high level this season, and Durant's role is not only to help the Rockets improve this season, but more importantly, the Rockets can use his huge influence to attract more strong players next summer.
When Harden left the Rockets, he promised fans that he would return to Houston one day. Now that the 76ers have a poor record, he and Embiid have been affected by injuries at the same time, and incompatibility problems have made the 76ers' hopes of winning a championship this season very slim. So Harden will most likely choose to jump out of the contract next summer, and returning to Houston and teaming up with Durant is a decision he can make with little thought. If the Rockets can get together with Durant and Harden, will they still be worried about not being able to attract stars? In addition, the Rockets have accumulated a large number of talented young players over the years, Jaylen Green, Porter Jr., Shen Jing, Ethan, Tate, Martin Jr. and others are all in the free agency, and if General Manager Stone plans properly, the Rockets are expected to return to the championship in one fell swoop. #NBA##NBA Spit Conference##Rockets##Durant##哈登 #
