This offseason is indeed much less exciting than in the past, especially some big-name free agents, such as Murray and George, who have decided to go in the first few days of free agency. On the contrary, the general manager of the Jazz team has been peddling Markkanen, which has become "known to the world", and now it is a chicken feather!
According to Shams, Tony Jones and others, the Spurs, Warriors and Rockets are three teams that are really involved in Markkanen trade talks, and they all have a strong interest in the offensive talent power forward. Among them, the Warriors are willing to send Kuminga and a first-round pick, and the Spurs are also willing to send a first-round pick.
But Anji's appetite is not ordinary! When negotiating with the Warriors, Angie made it clear that Kuminga was not wanted and insisted on asking for Podemski. When negotiating with the Spurs, he insisted on asking for at least three first-round picks and Keldon · Johnson, but the subsequent result was also predictable, and both teams chose to withdraw from the trade.
When negotiating with the Rockets, the Jazz also resolutely did not want Jalen · Green, and they insisted on Eason and 3 first-round picks. There's no denying that the Rockets do have a lot of good assets right now and expect a player who can do it offensively, but Markkanen isn't there yet, and Stone won't get carried away.
In fact, when the negotiations between the Warriors and the Spurs were still ongoing, the Rockets were not much interested in Markkanen, knowing that Eason and future first-round picks were the team's core assets.
Ethan, who is only in his second year now, is already averaging 9.8 points, 7 rebounds, 1.4 steals and 1 block per game, and his basic statistics are already very good. What's more, Ethan is the defensive striker every team expects. This man has great compatibility on the defensive end, from Curry at the No. 1 position to Aaron · Gordon at the No. 4 position, Eason can defend for long periods of time. Even before against the 76ers, Ethan was able to defend Embiid for a certain period of time.
Now, according to Evan Dammarrel, the Rockets have made it clear that they will not continue negotiations with the Jazz on Markkanen, and it seems to Stone that Ange is determined to put the Rockets at risk in this deal, which is clearly unrealistic.
It is worth mentioning that Markkanen will sign a contract on August 6 at the latest, which means that Markkanen will remain with the Jazz if there is no trade before then. Now that the deadline is getting closer and closer, it can only be said that Anji's abacus has not been successful this year!