Bucks reporter Gery Woelfel reports that the team is eager to trade center Da Lopez. Their asking price for Da Luo is a first-round pick, and no matter which team they are, as long as they are willing to give a first-round pick, they can get Da Luo. He currently has 23 million one year left on his contract. It's strange to analyze it from the perspective of the Bucks, their failure this year is mainly due to injury problems, the alphabet playoffs can't play, and Lillard is also injured in a few games alone.
Originally, the Bucks didn't need to trade Da Luo, but left the original team to continue to play for another year, after all, you didn't play in the playoffs together, and now you are demolishing the main force? The most important thing is that Da Luo's strength is not bad, Da Luo played 79 games for the Bucks this season, and he still averaged 12.5 points, 5.2 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 0.5 steals and a terrifying 2.4 blocks in 30 minutes per game, including 36.6% shooting rate from three-point range, which is in line with the ability of anti-aircraft guns. Zach Lowe of the Athletic said he didn't understand the Bucks.
With the Green Army getting stronger and stronger, teams in the East are strengthening their teams, Philadelphia also brought in George, and the Knicks got Bridges. It's unbelievable that the Bucks want to trade their most important interior rim protector and three-point battery.
"It's time for the Bucks to wake up, it's offseason and you're the worst team because you didn't do anything," Lowe said. You're stuck in the same place, and now you want to trade your team's center? ”
Da Luo is really in a bit of a cold situation now, and he knew that he would go to the rocket last year. Last offseason, the Rockets gave Da Luo a two-year, 54 million contract. In order to make room, the Rockets halted the plan to bring in Dillon, and sent Garuba, Tofer, and Mrs. away for nothing. The Rockets' plan is to sign Da Luo and then sign Dillon at a low price. Rocket told Dillon at the time that if you take Da Luo, you will have to take less money, and if you don't win Da Luo, we will subsidize you with a big contract as compensation for your cooperation with our actions.
From a rational point of view, the Rockets and Da Luo must have reached an agreement, otherwise Stone would not have been able to send away the team's three first-round rookies to make room, which is not stupid behavior if it is not said that 99% of the progress is not a fool's behavior? Later, Da Luo chose to return to the Bucks with a salary cut of 48 million in 2 years, and the Rockets were completely stunned and a little cheated. But Stone couldn't keep his promise, and instead of backing the Garuba, Tofer and Tytay deals, Stone tearfully insisted on closing the deal. Stone said at the time that the Rockets could not retreat now that the deal had been completed.
It's understandable why the Rockets are so keen on Da Luo, because Da Luo performed extremely well last season. In the 22-23 season, he averaged 15.9 points, 6.7 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game, shooting 53% from the field and 37.4% from three-point range, finishing second in the Best Defensive Player selection. The Rockets originally planned to trade Shin Kyung after getting Da Luo, and the team played a real Green Army system. Because Shen Jing's defense does have limitations, and the outside three-point is poor, which is not in line with the Udoka system.
Even if Shen Jing played an average of 21+9+5 per game this season, the evaluation given by the Rockets was that he was not eligible for the top salary. Jalen Green and Shin Kyoto failed to get a salary cap from the negotiations this offseason, and it was from Udoka's assessment that they were not the core that the Rockets were trying to find. It can only be said that Da Luo made a wrong choice, because the rocket also persuaded Da Luo. Yahoo Sports reporter Jake Fischer reported last month that when the Rockets were in contact with Da Lopez, Udoka and Stone warned Da Luo that a contract extension with the Bucks could eventually lead to him being traded, and Udoka's prediction came true, and Da Luo was indeed sold.