On November 17, Beijing time, the free market for the NBA off-season has been opened. After that, the teams are also strategizing and preparing to reinforce, but for the Rockets this off-season is not so happy. The two cores Harden and Westbrook have no intentions Many rotation players also expressed dissatisfaction with the team. What is unexpected now is that the Rockets formally rebuilt the first transaction and Harden made an important decision.
reported from the well-known journalist woj that the Rockets and the Blazers have completed a deal, specifically for the Rockets to send Robert Covington, from the Blazers to get Ariza + two first rounds (first round in 2020) And the first round of protection in 2021). According to the rules, the team cannot trade the first-round pick for two consecutive years, so this transaction needs to be completed in the draft, and the Blazers have to select a rookie for the Rockets with the 16th pick.
Covington averaged 12.4 points and 6.6 rebounds this season. Before the trade deadline last season, the Rockets paid a big price to send Capella away and replaced the coveted Covington. 36-year-old Ariza, don’t know what the Rockets think? It can be expected that the Rockets are going to rebuild the rhythm. Covington is the top 3D player in the league. Although Ariza is also good, it feels that the Rockets are still a bit at a loss.
Ariza averaged 8 points +4.6 rebounds this season. It is worth mentioning that this is the third time Ariza has joined the Rockets in his career. Five days ago, Ariza also appealed to the media and said that he had been wronged by the Rockets, hoping to get an apology from the Rockets, but his fate is to like to play tricks.
followed by Harden’s news. Harden has rejected the Rockets’ two-year contract extension of 103 million, and therefore rejected the opportunity to become the first player in history to earn 50 million. Harden strongly expressed his thoughts of the Nets news, but the Rockets and the Nets did not have a meaningful dialogue, the Rockets still intend to stay Harden and try to rebuild the relationship with his team.
Although Harden aggressively rejected the two-year pre-renewal contract with an average salary of more than 50 million, after all, he still has two years of guarantee contract and one year of player options. Even if he does not renew his contract with the Rockets, the Rockets It can also be used as an MVP player for two years. The Rockets are currently on the one hand seemingly sitting on the ground and starting prices, on the other hand they are enjoying the surging prices.
