The Rockets have a crush on 11+10 centers! 2 + first-round picks, or Stone's final chips
In the game with the 76ers, the Rockets were bombarded with 41 points and 10 rebounds by Embiid, the super center of the 76ers, and this is also the first time Embiid has played after a few offs, obviously Embiid is not in the best condition, but in the face of the Rockets' interior center group, Embiid still bombarded the data of 41 points, Alperen Shenjing, Jock Landale and veteran Jeff Green and even Jabari Smith Jr., the four center players took turns to defend Embiid, but it did not have a good effect.
In this game, whether it is Alperen Shenjing, the star center of the West, or Jabari Smith, a new generation of power forward in the West, there is nothing to do with Embiid. It seems that although the Rockets have a lot of people who can play inside, they lack a defensive basket protector. We know that according to reports, the Rockets have long wanted to get a center to protect the basket, but they have not made any moves now, but according to the news, the Rockets are currently very interested in the Hawks' main center, Clint Capela. According to NBA reporter Brett Higal, several teams, including the Rockets, are interested in Capela.
Capela has always been the main center of the Rockets, he has been playing next to Harden and Paul, and he is also the famous "cake king" in the NBA, but after Westbrook joined the Rockets, in order to free up interior space, the Rockets sent Capela to the Hawks and obtained power forward Covington in a multi-party trade. But now the Rockets are in desperate need of a backup center to take the pressure off Alperenshenjing, and Capela has become the best option for the Rockets.
Capela averaged 11.4 points, 10.5 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game this season, and his shooting rate was as high as 57.7%, although he lacked independent offensive ability, but it was still the same sentence, the 29-year-old Capela is still the best basket protector and pie-eating player in this league, and the Rockets have a lot of passers, such as VanVleet, Amen Thompson, and even center Alperenshenjing, if Capela can come, then he will have endless bread. Once the Rockets form a group of Alperen, Shenjinga Capela, then the Rockets will build one of the strongest interior players in the West.
In fact, Landale and Oladipo's expiring contracts are two chips that can match Capela's contract, and the Rockets will definitely have to send draft picks as compensation, after all, the Hawks are in a big sale, what they want is young players and future draft picks, although the Rockets cannot provide the Hawks with young players, but the Rockets have not a lot of future first-round picks and second-round picks.
The Rockets currently have a lot of young players, and sending out some draft picks doesn't have much impact on the Rockets, if the Rockets really want to produce this season, then draft picks must be one of the bargaining chips, and Oladipo's contract and Landale's expiring contract are also one of the more competitive chips. Those two players and a first-round pick or Rockets general manager Stone could get their hands on the final chip.