If a team wants to achieve good results in the NBA, the ability of the management to operate is very important, after all, if you can't build a reasonable lineup, even if the coach does his best, the players do their best, it is still useless, and in this regard, Rockets general manager Rafael Stone, his work performance is recognized.
Now that the NBA has officially announced the ranking of the best general managers, the Rockets Rafael Stone is tied for fifth, followed by Boston Celtics Brad Stevens, Oklahoma City Thunder Sam Presti, Minnesota Timberwolves Timber Timberwolves Tim Connolly and New York Knicks' Leon Rose.
Last summer, the Rockets had more than $60 million in salary space, and although they failed to bring in a first-line superstar, the Rockets still got the likes of Fred VanVleet, Dillon Brooks and Jock Landale. In addition, in the draft, the Rockets obviously gained more, and Amen Thompson and Cam Whitmore both met or exceeded outside expectations in their rookie seasons. One thing worth noting is that Rafael Stone is the former general manager, and their teams are all in the top three in the division, in other words, they may not have done anything, but because the team has a better record, it naturally has a great bonus, which shows Rafael Stone's strength.
The Celtics have the best record in the league, and general manager Brad Stevens has become the key, when the young coach was the head coach, he led the Celtics to achieve good results, and now as the general manager, the Green Army is still the favorite to win the championship, it seems that he is on par with Larry Bird, whether he is the head coach or the general manager, he can be the leader of the league. In the offseason, the Celtics sacrificed squad depth to improve the starting quality as much as possible, taking Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis respectively, plus the double tanhua and Derrick White, and the veteran Al Horford on the bench, the lineup on paper is indeed luxurious.
The New York Knicks finished second in the East in the regular season, and management made a big move to take out the likes of O.G. Anunoby, Alex Burks, and Bojan Bogdanovic. However, head coach Tom Thibodeau relied on the main team, and now that Julius Randle has been injured and the rest of the players are particularly tired, I am afraid that this will not go far by playing the Knicks.