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The Rockets lost all of their home games in Los Angeles, suffering their longest 11-game losing streak and ranking first in the league, with a 14% chance of winning the top pick, and Venbanyama is beckoning to the Rockets.
It's not that the Rockets want to rot, it's really not allowed by strength, the team is now losing, the focus on training object Jaylen Green, ashamed of Jordan and Kobe's talent, but there is no corresponding ball intelligence to dominate the ball, and the players who can really become the core of the team, basically debuted one to two years can show their ability, but Jaylen Green is obviously not, this season Green averaged 21.5 points, 4.3 boards and 3.6 assists per game, shooting 40.5%, in the case of increased ball utilization, but played less efficiency than last season, The shot is too erratic, not only does it not improve, but it also regresses.
Compared with Doncic, Morant, Tatum, Zion and other team building cornerstones in the same period, Jaylen Green does not have such a leading ability at all, and it is estimated that the ceiling in the future is not high, and it is good to become a second-in-command.
And Tanhua Smith currently averages 12.1 points and 7 rebounds per game, shooting 31.6% from three-point range, shooting quite inconsistently, obviously failed to bring the college's shooting skill package to the NBA, not yet adapted to NBA-level defense, of course, it is also related to the team environment, lack of a good passer, his only selling point at present, is to have a good defensive ceiling, can become a big gate figure, but not a core player of the team.
The Rockets have been in a bad position for three years, failed to pick the cornerstone of the team in the first two years, and this year is the last year, and the hope of their entire village may be to grab the top pick or the top pick, and take the next Banyama or Henderson, both of which are players that the Rockets desperately need and are most likely to be the cornerstones of the team.
Of course, while the Rockets are rotten, the management is not idle, they have always wanted to choose a good starting playmaker for the team to help Green and Smith grow, and Ball, Trae Young, Alexander and other playmakers have been pursued by the Rockets, but they were rejected, and now the Rockets have taken a fancy to Rubio, who has just returned.
The Cavaliers have twin stars Mitchell and Garland, both of whom are dual guards, both need to control the ball, in order to exert maximum power, so Rubio's role is weakening, tactical ball possession will be greatly reduced, each game can only get 10 minutes of playing time, as a veteran who has just returned, he definitely needs more playing time to find the state, but the Cavaliers obviously do not meet this condition, the championship is the Cavaliers' pursuit this season, so the probability of the Cavaliers sending Rubio away is quite large.
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According to the US media FW, the Rockets have already offered Rubio of the Cavaliers, and they gave such a chip!
Christopher + Boban + 2024 Nets second round
What about the chips?
(1) Christopher, 1.93 tall, averaged 2.9 points and 1 board per game, shot 35.9%, in the swing of the Rockets only averaged 7 minutes per game, not only three-point shooting is poor, defense is also sparse, overall, far worse than last year, but this shows how bad the Rockets train newcomers, a 24-pick rookie, only a year after a year can not play, the more training the worse.
(2) Boban, averaging 2.7 points and 1.5 boards per game, shooting 68.2%, finishing efficiency is still quite high, but the pace of movement on the floor is too slow, easy to drag down the team's offense, this kind of bulky center, has been unable to adapt to the small-ball era.
Rubio's performance
Rubio has not played for a year due to the injury last season, recently returned, always unable to find the state on the field, the probability will take a long time to adapt to the intensity of the game, last season averaged 13.1 points and 6.6 assists, three-point shooting rate of 33%, is also around the passing line, shooting has never been Rubio's strong point, excellent passing organization is his role on the court.
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The reason why the Rockets offer Rubio, who has just returned from injury, is mainly because the team is now rotten home, no star is willing to come to the Rockets, so operation, it can be regarded as an early charge for next season, first of all, Rubio can come to the Rockets to play while looking for state, play more games, help him quickly recover his pre-injury state.
Secondly, Rubio's passing and organization are far better than Porter Jr., and he can help young people like Green and Smith grow quickly, find good shooting opportunities and boost young people's confidence to win games.
The most important point is that the Rockets in addition to singles are singles, Rubio's excellent organizational skills can help the team sort out the offense, let the team's young people quickly raise the ball, find the right way to play, instead of being like a headless fly everywhere singles, once the hand is not good, it will be taken away by the opponent in a wave.
At present, Rubio has just returned, whether he can recover a few percent, it is difficult to predict, so the trade value is not high, the Rockets give an offer at this time, and the chance of winning Rubio is very large.