Hello everyone, today we're going to talk about a deal between the Rockets and the Lone Rangers.
The Rockets are still in a rebuilding state this season, with most of the team's players being young players. The Rockets have a lot of good young players, and they still need time to grow and polish their skills. In such a situation, the Rockets need to continue to clean up the veterans, and the young players will have a lot of ball rights.
The U.S. media reported the Lone Ranger's plan to trade Wood and Gordon, and the Lone Rangers sent Porghizins, Moses Brown, a first-round draft pick and a second-round draft pick, and traded Wood and Gordon from the Rockets. US media pointed out that through this deal, the Lone Rangers will build a dual-core team with Doncic and Wood as the core, and Gordon can provide firepower output on the bench.
The US media analyzed the deal from the perspective of the two teams.
For the Lone Rangers, the combination of Doncic and Boshin has been going on for multiple seasons, but the team still can't get a better record in the playoffs. The Lone Rangers lost to the Clippers for two consecutive seasons, and Boshin struggled to play his part in the playoffs. Wood has scored 29 points and 14 boards this season, and while his draft picks aren't high, his technical characteristics are in line with the trends of today's league's interior players. Gordon has a lot of playoff experience, and in the playoffs, Gordon can help Doncic a lot.
For the Rockets, the presence of Wood and Gordon is not conducive to the growth of young players, and the two of them have good data per game, but they also delay the growth of young players. Sending away the two older players and trading them for Boshin, Moses Brown and draft picks will help the Rockets rebuild. Boshin is 26 years old, and the Rockets can keep him or choose to continue trading.
The above is the view of the US media, and there are still some doubts about this transaction.
In the first aspect, Bo Shen has been plagued by injuries in recent seasons, and he will have a large number of game absences almost every season. This kind of glass man center, will the Rockets be interested?
On the second hand, although Gordon is a good playoff shooter, he has a larger contract for the next three years, will the Lone Rangers be willing to risk trading him?