From the 2020 NBA offseason until now, although Rockets leader Harden has applied for a deal to leave the team, the negotiations between the Rockets and Harden’s intention to team the Nets have not progressed for a long time, and it can even be called a breakdown: the Rockets hope to get a proof. His own young star (similar to Irving’s level) and draft picks, while the Nets want to keep the combination of Irving + Durant, and are unwilling to dismantle the two superstars, even with Dinwiddie + LeVille. A strong star as a bargaining chip cannot meet the Rockets' requirements.
Judging from the current situation, it is more and more likely that Harden and Wei Shao will stay on the team as Rockets players at the beginning of the new season. Harden has a high transaction value, but if other teams cannot meet the Rockets’ requirements, it will be difficult. Let Fertitta compromise. However, Shao Wei does not have much trading market, and his 40 million contract is a great pressure on any team. The
Rockets are also ready for next season, bringing in some players during the offseason. The potential insider Wood was obtained by signing first and then trading. The candidate for No. 5 is confirmed. The introduction of Cousins is more like a tentative operation. If the test is good, then stay, if the performance is not good , The Rockets can let him leave the team, the two sides signed an insecure contract.
In addition to Harden and Wei Shao, the Rockets' House, Gordon, and Tucker are still the team's main players, and they also have strong competitiveness. On the whole, after Covington leaves Houston, the Rockets' forward defense will decline, lacking a top 3D that can play multiple positions, but the team still has the level to impact the playoffs and even reach the Western Conference Finals. After all, Ha The past 8 years is the guarantee for the Rockets to reach the playoffs.
Just recently, "New York Times" reporter Brian Lewis followed up and reported about Harden and the Rockets. According to him, the Rockets are now looking for Harden’s other potential next homes, and they don’t have to send him. Brooklyn.
"According to the news I got, the Rockets are not eager to send Harden away. They have accepted the fact that Harden will leave the team, but don’t worry, the Rockets will start negotiations with many teams and try to exchange Harden for the best chips. . And the Nets are not in a hurry. They know Harden wants to come here, so they plan to grind it slowly. If I guess, Harden will still wear the Rockets jersey when the season kicks off."
This time, Brian Lewis revealed an important signal that the Rockets will negotiate with more teams and get the best chips by trading Harden. However, if Harden is traded by the Rockets in the future, and this team is not the Nets, it may end up with a four-loss situation. This is the worst situation.
First, if the Rockets reach an agreement with a team other than the Nets, Harden goes where he doesn’t want to go. If it is a strong team, it might be better. The team can persuade Harden to stay in the championship, but if It is a weak team or even a big belly, and Harden's championship window will be closed again, which is definitely not good for the future basketball career of Beard.
Second, if other teams (except the Nets) acquire Harden through a trade, and the Beard has no choice but to start a new career in places other than Brooklyn, and leave as a free agent when the future contract expires, then This team will also become a loser. Paying a lot of chips can only be used for 3 years, and Harden may also be emotional and crisis-ridden.
third, the Nets can't get Harden and will lose. It now appears that the Rockets have to trade Harden, which is likely to happen next season. The longer it lasts, the more unfavorable the atmosphere in the dressing room within the Nets. In the end, if Harden goes elsewhere, for the Nets players who are in trading rumors, how can they play well? When the team can't be twisted into a rope, the team's crisis appears, such examples abound.
Fourth, the Rockets will become losers. This is easy to understand. Although the Thunder chose Big Beard, Harden really turned into a superstar in the Rockets. He met the nobleman D'Antoni, and his offensive and organizational skills were thoroughly discovered and became the best combo guard in the league. And MVP. Sending away the team's best players in the past 8 years, even if you get some potential stocks and draft picks, is not a good deal.
So, if the Rockets, Nets and Harden team in the future do not budge: the Rockets insist on getting the best chips, the Nets insist on not trading Irving or Durant, and Harden insists on going to Brooklyn. The worst case may happen, other teams joinCome in and fight for Harden. However, now the initiative is in the hands of the Rockets, Harden is a very valuable player, and Deng has no trading veto, so the Rockets can send him anywhere.
