Irving may go to the Lakers. The Lakers want to use Westbrook + draft picks to complete this deal with the Nets. Durant Although he is still a member of the Nets, he has taken the initiative to apply for a trade and may leave Brooklyn at some point in the future. This is excellent news for the Rockets . Just imagine, if the core players of the Nets in the new season are Westbrook + Ben Simmons, then this team may not even be in the playoffs. Even can't make it. After all, , Westbrook, and are in serious decline now, and Benxi is also a problem player.
Now it seems that how correct it was that the Rockets exchanged Harden for the Nets' multiple first-round + multiple first-round swap rights! In the next few years, most of the Nets' first-round picks will almost certainly go to Houston, and the Rockets are still looking for opportunities to collect more first-round picks. The Rockets have recently completed a deal involving Wood for 4 players + a first-round pick, and cashed in this first-round pick into Taytay Washington + 2 future second-round picks.
Now the Rockets want to send Gordon away in exchange for a valuable first-round pick, which will be of great help to the Rockets' future reconstruction. In fact, the Rockets wanted to trade Gordon for the first round of Pacers last season, but in the end the Pacers did not agree. Now the Sixers are chasing Gordon and are even willing to give up their defensive star Matisse Thybulle, but do the Rockets really want Thybulle? Obviously the answer is no.
According to 76ers reporter Casey Pope, the Rockets are currently negotiating with the 76ers on Gordon's trade. What the Rockets want more than 76ers guard Thybulle is " Future draft assets”, that is, draft picks!
Therefore, if the 76ers want to complete this deal, it is useless to just look for the Rockets. After all, the Rockets do not want the 25-year-old player Thybulle. What they want is naturally a first-round pick. So the 76ers may go to the Trail Blazers to complete the deal. The 76ers will send Thybulle to the Trail Blazers. The Trail Blazers may send a first-rounder to the Rockets. Gordon from Houston will officially go Philadelphia teamed up with Harden and Tucker.
This is the Rockets’ clear asking price. Now what the Rockets are thinking has almost come to light. If the 76ers just want to send Thybulle directly to the Space City, then manager Rafael Stone will most likely not agree to the deal. If the Trail Blazers are willing to help complete this three-party transaction, then it may only be a matter of time before the transaction is completed. Of course, it also depends on whether the draft picks sent by the Trail Blazers suit the Rockets' taste. After all, as the only player in the Rockets with high trade value, Stone naturally wants to "sell Gordon for a high price."
From this, we can also see the huge "ambition" of the Houston Rockets - in the foreseeable future, the Rockets will not only have outstanding newcomers such as Jaylen Green, Shen Jing, Smith, Christopher, and Washington, but Almost every year, first-round rookies join the team. If the salary space can be used to introduce 1-2 more stars as reinforcements, then the Rockets are likely to become a super team in the Western Conference, or even the entire NBA, in many years.
Of course this is just an expectation, but the Rockets are currently moving towards this goal step by step. Green, Porter Jr., Jabari Smith, Shen Jing and other players have already joined the team. The next thing the Rockets have to do is to run in the newcomers, collect draft picks, and wait for opportunities to introduce superstars. In this way, the Rockets' long-cherished reconstruction will have the final say. success.
