The Rockets have had a very poor season, with only 10 wins so far. If swinging rot was the Rockets' number one goal this season, they're almost there. In addition to the rotten Rockets, another goal is to develop young players, but so far the young players cultivated by the Rockets are basically finished, and they have not met the expectations of fans.
In those two years, the Rockets have drafted seven first-round picks in the draft, but so far have not seen a single player who can become the cornerstone of the team. Although Jaylen Green sometimes has a brilliant performance, his offensive instability is extremely inconsistent, which is the main reason for his rapid growth. Jabari Smith, a scout selected this year, has performed well on the defensive end, but his performance on the offensive end is not promising.
For now, the Rockets' rebuild process has been full of bumps. There are many reasons why young players can't play, among which there is a direct relationship with manager Silas. In a situation where the Rockets are young and may be drained, trading them for an All-Star-caliber player would go a long way toward rebuilding the team. Just recently, US media revealed that Stone targeted Jaylen Brown, the second boss of the Celtics, and last year's Green became the main chip in the trade.
近期，据美媒《nbaanalysis》透露，火箭、凯尔特人两支球队正在围绕一笔交易报价展开磋商，这是一笔涉及5名球员以及2个首轮签的交易，如果谈判进展顺利，杰伦-布休斯敦有望前往休斯顿成为新的火箭老大。 具体的交易方案为：火箭队送出戈登+杰伦-格林+小波特+小马丁+尼克斯+博班+加鲁巴+2023年首轮签（雄鹿）+2024年首轮签（篮网），获得凯尔特人的杰伦-布朗+罗伯特-威廉姆斯。
The Celtics rank first in the league this season, which is inextricably linked to Jaylen Brown. Brown played in 39 games for the Celtics this season, averaging 26.8 points, 6.9 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game, making him the team's second-leading scorer. Compared with team boss Tatum, although Brown is inferior to him in several major statistics, his scoring ability in key moments is much better than Tatum.
Because of injury, Robert Williams has only played nine games for the team this season, averaging 7.9 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game. Williams is very important to the Celtics, especially his ability to protect the frame and rebound, which is one of the Celtics' magic weapons against strong teams.
So can this nine-for-two deal succeed? I think it's unlikely, at least not this season, for two reasons. First of all, the Celtics currently have the highest record in the league, and the team's goal is to sprint to a championship. Breaking up the squad when the team is doing well is basically impossible. The Rockets want to get Brown unless the Celtics suffer a big playoff defeat this season.
Second, the deal essentially hollowed out the resources the Rockets had accumulated over the years. Although Green didn't play as expected, he still had 21 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists this season. The price paid by the Rockets in this trade is relatively large, and Stone basically will not do this kind of broken cauldron.