Recently, the 75ers have given the position of coach to former Raptors head coach Nas, and "Philadelphia Inquirer" reporter Keith Pompey reported that the 75ers are actively communicating with Van Vliet, and there is a high probability that Van Vliet will join the 75ers, which also means that Harden has left the 75ers, and the biggest home is the old club Rockets three years ago. At the same time, according to Gary Washburn, a reporter of the Boston Globe, after the Celtics ended the last game of the Eastern Conference finals. Three assistants have been called by former boss Uduka and have joined the Rocket Teaching Assistants: Ben Sullivan, Aaron Miles, and Mike Moser. From all the above indications, the intentions of Team Rocket Stone and Uduka are already obvious!
Judging from the various reports above, Harden's return to the Rockets is already a sure thing, otherwise according to Mo Fatty's habits, it is impossible to choose Van Jordan, who is inferior to Harden, when Harden has not yet negotiated a contract extension, and Van Jordan is also the general of the new head coach Nas.
And the Celtics' three assistant coaches quickly to join made many netizens think that the next step is to wait for Jaylen Brown to join, after all, all of the Rockets' current team building system is around the previous Celtics' team building system, so Jaylen Brown's arrival is just a closed loop, I think there is a wrong cognition in this.
Why do you say that? Because there are three points that will seriously constrain the Rockets, namely: 1. The Rockets will not be able to get Jaylen Brown without putting one of Jabari Smith and Jaylen Green into the chips, and Stone has previously made it clear that Smith and Green are not for sale by the team.
2. Getting Harden and Jaylen Brown at the same time For the Rockets, the salary pressure is too great, although there is currently 68 million salary space, which is not enough to sign the two, and Fertitta is an extremely critical boss, it is impossible to pay too much luxury tax.
3. This finals can be said to have lost the value of double prospects. Brown averaged 22.7 points, 5.6 boards and 3.4 assists in this year's playoffs, shooting 49.6% from the field and 35.4% from three-point range, and played 37.3 minutes per game in the East finals with the Heat, scoring only 19 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1.1 steals and 3.6 turnovers, shooting 41.8% from the field and shooting as low as 16.3% from three-point range. This caused anxiety about the team that wanted to stud Jaylen Brown, and Brown also asked for a top salary.
So what is the real intention of Team Rocket? In fact, in the 2018-2019 season, Ainge's Celtics team building idea: to lead the new with the old, to ensure the team's record, and to cultivate rookies. The core lineup of the Celtics that year was: Irving ++ Hayward + Horford, which ensured that the team had enough records, and Jaylen Brown and Tatum were extremely growing among rookies, and several core rookies were: Tatum + Jaylen Brown + Smart + Rozier.
For Angie, the Big Three combination of Irving + Hayward + Horford has been able to guarantee that the Celtics' record is ahead of the league, but for the long term, the 4 core rookies are their future, so from 2018 to 2023, the Celtics have remained in the first echelon of the league, so combined with the situation of the Celtics, what will happen to the Rockets next?
First of all, Jabari Smith, Jaylen Green, No. 4 pick, Ethan, these 4 people will most likely not move, and even add Shen Jing, which is an important wealth accumulated by the Rockets for three years, especially this year's No. 4 pick (most likely Amen Thompson) + Jaylen Green + Jabari Smith three high picks are equivalent to Jaylen Brown, Tatum and Smart The position must be the future of the team. These are the real goals of the team, and they will carry the banner of the team in 3-5 years.
Secondly, the Rockets currently have 68 million salary space, and it is expected that the Rockets will sign a 4-year 160 million contract with Harden, at which point the Rockets should be able to reach an agreement with Harden, after all, Houston has less taxes, and at the same time can sign another All-Star for Harden to help win the championship. After Harden signs the Rockets, the Rockets will bring another All-Star to the Rockets with not particularly good seeds and draft picks, because if there is no trade, the Rockets will only have 28 million salary space, but if the Rockets choose to trade, Porter Jr. 15.6 million, Martin 1.78 million, Knicks 2 million, Christopher 2.5 million, so that the Rockets can free up 49 million space and can sign another All-Star. And the biggest possibility of this star is the Suns' Ayton, who has been rumored to need to send Ayton and Paul out, but salary matching will be a big trouble. The Rockets have also revealed that if Harden does not sign the Rockets, then the Rockets are likely to choose to sign Paul, if the Rockets can figure out a way to use Porter Jr. + Shenjing + Martin + Knicks + Christopher + 1 draft pick, eat Ayton, then the Rockets' version of the youth army will take shape, and this team will be very competitive!
Finally, if the Rockets really follow this version in the end, then the Rockets next season will be: Harden + Jaylen Green + Ethan + Jabari Smith + Ayton, this year's No. 4 pick as Smart early role, as Harden's backup, in addition to the Rockets also have the Nets' draft pick, will the Nets draw the champion to the Rockets like before, let the Rockets play the playoffs, draw the champion pick.