According to Rockets insiders told Yahoo Sports' Jack Fisher, the Houston Rockets discussed putting Jaylen Green on the shelf to bring in an All-Star this summer, so who exactly is that All-Star?
A lot of fans suggested that this person was Harden or Middleton. I don't think that's possible, these two are currently entering the end of their careers, and Harden is still a free agent this summer, so no matter how stupid the Rockets are, it is impossible to do this kind of thing, Jaylen Green has played in 76 regular season games this season, averaging 22.1 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game while shooting 41.6% from the field. This data has reached the level of a quasi-All-Star, in addition to the Rockets will also take some role 3D players and draft picks, and at the press conference of new Rockets coach Uduka, Porter Jr. was present, and by the way, he also praised Jabari Smith and Ethan, then it is certain that these two will have the certainty of starting next season, and Shen Kyung and Martin should be excluded.
Then we can conclude from the above information that Ethan and Smith are within the starting range of the Rockets next season, and the Rockets are very likely to draw the top three picks this year, this year is a big draft year, the first three picks are talented monsters, the Rockets are trying to put on a rotten impossible choice to trade them, it can be seen that if the Rockets draw the top pick, the Rockets will choose Ventanyama, Ventanyama plays power forward, Jabari Smith can top the center position, so that the Rockets lack the guard position.
And if the Rockets choose Hunterson or Miller, the Rockets will aim to strengthen the organizational guard and center positions, then through the Rockets can provide Jaylen Green + Shenjing + Martin chips, 2 future All-Star players + a superb 3D player chips, and maybe even add draft picks. Then the guards and forwards targeted by the Rockets can be seen as the league's best roster players. Specifically, it may be the following two:
1. Jaylen Brown
Why is Jaylen Brown the most probable, currently Jaylen Brown and Celtics management are in conflict, Celtics are about to face Tatum's contract extension, because Tatum was selected to the best team, Has basically locked in 5 years of 290 million top salary, the Celtics are not satisfied with taking another top salary to sign Jaylen Brown, in addition, the Rockets have always been interested in Jaylen Brown, in Harden's deal to leave the Rockets, the Rockets let the Celtics put Jaylen Brown, and the Rockets will also recruit former Celtics coach Uduka, Uduka is Jaylen Brown's mentor, and Jaylen Brown has always been very harmonious, so the Rockets' first choice must be Jaylen Brown.
2. Luca. Doncic
This year's Lone Ranger's record was a mess after Irving's arrival, and Cuban finally let the main team take a rotation to secure draft picks. In the middle of this season, Cuban traded Irving for the price of Stud half of the team in order to keep Doncic, but Irving and Doncic are not compatible, and Cuban will face the problem of Irving's contract extension this summer, and the Lone Rangers have no chips to trade for reinforcements, and the Lone Rangers also have Doncic's 4-year contract, but since releasing the second-in-command Brunson, it is difficult for the Lone Rangers to go further in the next few years. And if the Rockets can send Jaylen Green + Martin + Shenjing + this year's prospect/list pick in exchange for Doncic, Cuban's problems can be solved, and the Rockets form a combination of Doncic + Ethan + Jabari Smith, and can continue to sign an All-Star player in free agency, so that the Rockets can still guarantee the playoffs and sprint to the championship.
Everyone thinks, if the Rockets can come up with Jaylen Green + Martin + Shenjing + draft picks, who else can be traded?