The Thunder completed their rebuild before the Rockets, who narrowly defeated the Pelicans in the first round of the playoffs.
Alexander, the cornerstone of the Thunder, scored 28 points, Chet, the American Zhou Qi, was ready, he cut a double-double of 15 points, 11 boards and 5 hats, Jalen Williams is nicknamed Harden Jr., he scored 19 points, 7 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals and was also very stable.
Giddey was a bit embarrassed, and his projection weakness was evident, scoring just two points on 1-of-6 shooting. Amen's shooting is not as good as Giddey's, and he really has to work three points.
The Rockets are also looking to re-emerge in the Wild West by accumulating talent, as the Thunder does, and general manager Stone says he'll evaluate drafts and trades.
Houston's Fagan thinks Stone will choose to trade away the 2024 Nets first-round pick because the team already has six first-round picks to develop.
But from the current point of view, the trade value of this Nets sign is not as high as expected, because many NBA executives have said that this year is a small year for the draft, and even those top picks are not enough.
Some fans said that 2024 may see a lot of parallel goods like the 2013 draft.
The top pick in 2013 was Bennett, and it was really watery. The second is Oladipo, who has been ruined by injuries. The third is Potter, who retired at the age of 30. Cody Zeller is fourth, Ryan is fifth, Noel is sixth and McLemore is out of play right now. Pope, who is ranked eighth, is only a role player, and Burke, who is ranked ninth, is now out of work. That year, the Bucks used the No. 15 pick to pick up the MVP alphabet and won the championship from 2020 to 2021.
Some American media said that Stone's draft ability can rank among the top three in the league, so can the Rockets find a treasure in this year's draft?
According to Foxsports, the Rockets are expected to use the No. 9 pick to pick up Ron Holland, who is considered a young version of Ethan. The American media believes that Holland may fall and predicts that the Rockets will pick him.
Ron Holland announced via social media last week that he would be running in the 2024 draft, having been born in 2005 and not turning 19 until July. Holland is 2.03 meters tall and has an arm span of about 2.16 meters. The young star from Dallas, Texas, like Rockets prince Jalen Green, chose to go to the Development League to Ignite to prepare for his landing in the NBA.
Ron Holland played 29 games for the Ignite this season, averaging 19.5 points, 6.7 boards, 2.9 assists, 2.3 steals and 0.7 blocks in 32 minutes per game, shooting 46% from the field, 24% from three-point range, and 72.8% from the free throw line.
Ron Holland was once considered the 2024 No. 1 pick to play small forward or power forward, is physically strong, athletic, has the ball, can break and shoot, and has the ability to pass and defend multiple positions. However, after playing in the Development League, Holland's projection was unstable, there were many errors in handling the ball, and his shortcomings in poor shooting selection were exposed, and his draft market also slipped to around 10th.
NBADRAFT says it sees Eason in Ron Holland, who has a rebounding nose, defensive aggressiveness, and a lot of upside with the ball and shooting, making him a potential stock.
The 22-year-old Ethan, who is 2.03 meters tall and has an arm span of 2.18 meters, is a young player that coach Udoka likes very much, but unfortunately he only played 22 games due to injury. Some fans say the Rockets have every chance of making the playoffs if Eason is not injured.
Although Dillon and Tate are also fierce players, their defensive deterrence and rebounding ability are significantly inferior to Ethan. There are American media reports that Dillon and Tate are not in the rocket's long-term plans.
Rockets general manager Stone values the talent of his players, and he is optimistic about the players who come out of the Ignite team. If Henderson had fallen last year, the Rockets would have chosen him to partner Jalen Green.
Many Rockets fans said they couldn't choose when they saw the three words of the Ignite team, and some fans thought that Holland had talent and could be handed over to Udoka to tweak well.