The 2023-2024 NBA regular season has ended, and the Rockets finally ended with a win, with a 41-41 win rate of 50%, ranking 19th among all 30 teams. It is worth mentioning that the Rockets are the only team among the 10 teams that missed the playoffs with a 50% win rate. The Rockets, who missed out on the playoffs early and have a first-round pick in hand, have set their sights on this year's draft and trade market. According to NBA Register of Legends Shams, Rockets management is likely to prioritize strengthening the forward position on the trade market.
Championship forward Wiggins, who currently plays for the Warriors, has become a target for the Rockets. The Warriors lost to the Kings in today's playoff race and went home early. In order to keep the championship team, the Warriors management paid a huge luxury tax of more than $190 million, in exchange for the Warriors' exit in the first round of the play-offs. There's a good chance the Warriors will make changes to their roster this summer. Wiggins, a health guru known as Goji Brother, was naturally the target of the Warriors' trade. After joining the Warriors, Wiggins helped the Warriors win a championship trophy, and the most impressive thing about Warriors fans is that he will never average more than 18 points per game. His healthy play style has also been complained about by Warriors fans and the media. It is reported that the Warriors and the Rockets, two Western teams that have returned home early, are likely to complete a 4-for-2 blockbuster deal this summer.
The details of the deal are: The Rockets send: Dillon Brooks + Whitmore + Tate + 1 first-round pick as a trade chip to get the Warriors' two forward players, Wiggins and Kuminga. If the deal goes through, the Rockets will improve the depth of their forward lineup and make up for Green being able to score when he's being caught in the pack or out of shape, and Wiggins and Kuminga could well have stepped in to support Green. For the Warriors, their lineup has regressed significantly this season and needs to be supplemented with defensive players, Dillon as a defensive titan can not only provide defense, but also has a good ability to score low, Tate is also a defensive titan who is a bit like Dream Green's style of play, a perfect fit, and also complements the rising star Whitmore, Whitmore's potential is visible to the naked eye.
If the deal goes through, it would mean Wiggins and Dillon Brooks swapping owners this summer. Unlike Dillon Brooks' conscientious and ferocious defensive style on the court. Goji Goji Wiggins is a representative of the NBA's wasted talent, and his style of playing on the court is also very lazy, and his average data this season has slipped to 13+4, which is much less efficient than in previous seasons. His arrival doesn't help the Rockets forward very much, and it doesn't fit into head coach Udoka's defensive system, so it could be a loss-making deal for the Rockets.