NBA celebrity Arenas once said on the show: Even if you trade Randle and Brunson for Jalen Green now, I will refuse. Arenas believes that Jalen Green is a cornerstone player and that the Rockets should build their team around him.
Jalen Green has only played a cornerstone performance for a month, and the Rockets don't think he's deserving of a max contract yet.
The Knicks have bolstered their roster and are aiming for a championship. The Knicks, who have already acquired Bridges, have no interest in Jalen Green right now, they want Alperen Sengun.
New York Post reporter Mark Berman revealed that the Knicks are interested in Alperen Sengun and may want to talk to the Rockets about a trade. The journalist said the Knicks brought in Bridges and wanted to bring in another starter-caliber center, with Alperen Sengun on the roster.
According to previous news, the Knicks want to strengthen the center position, and they are willing to use two first-round picks as bargaining chips.
SNY reporter Ian Begley broke the news that the Knicks wanted Kessler and made two first-round offers to the Jazz, but they were rejected.
Why was Kessler's offer of two first-round picks rejected by the Knicks? Keep in mind that the Jazz's price tag for Kessler is at least one first-round pick.
The reason is that the Jazz want an unprotected first-round pick, but the two first-round picks offered by the Knicks are protected.
The Knicks have the Pistons and the Wizards' first-round picks in their hands.
The Pistons' first-round pick is protected with picks 1 to 13 in 2025, 1 to 11 in 2026, and 1 to 9 in 2027.
The Wizards' first-round pick is protected with 1-10 picks in 2025 and 1-8 picks in 2026.
If the first-round picks are all protected, it will be converted into two second-round picks.
Judging from the current situation of the Pistons and Wizards, these two first-round picks may be difficult to cash in. Apparently Jazz management is not stupid and certainly will not be fooled.
Kessler was out of play, and the Knicks were back on Sengun.
According to New York media analysis, the Knicks are expected to use the Pistons and the Wizards' two first-round picks to make another offer to the Rockets.
Rockets general manager Stone has long seen through everything. He saw at the time that the Pistons and Wizards were going to rot for several years, so he traded these two first-round picks for the Thunder's 2021 No. 16 pick and selected Alperen Sengun. ESPN's Tim MacMahon said at the time that the Rockets were doing a good business and Sengun had a promising future.
Later, the Thunder also found that these two first-round picks were difficult to come by, so they traded to the Knicks.
The Knicks wanted to trade those two first-round picks back for Sengun, and the Rockets certainly wouldn't agree.
After three years of training, Alperen Sengun has grown into one of the league's leading attacking centers. Last season, he averaged 21.1 points, 9.3 rebounds and 5 assists per game, and was recognized as Jokic Jr.
Not long ago, United States media said that Alperen Sengun is worth at least three unprotected first-round picks, his offensive ability is quite good, and his ball intelligence is also very high.
Alperen Sengun has been working hard in the offseason and wants to get stronger next season and lead the Rockets to the playoffs. Although Rockets general manager Stone has not yet made an offer for Sengun to a contract with a maximum salary, he will definitely not sell him for a low price.
Some Knicks fans really like Alperen Sengun and want him to play in New York. They think the combination of Alperen Sengun, Anunoby, Hart, Bridges and Brunson have a chance to go for the championship.
Last season's trade deadline also revealed rumors that the Knicks were interested in trading for Eason from the Rockets. Ethan's mom responded: Take the 40-year first-round pick in exchange!
Eason is indeed the tough man the Knicks need, but the Rockets won't let him go.