Beijing time on November 18th, the Rockets are the most turbulent team in the recent NBA. After losing the championship for several consecutive seasons, they seem to be entering the rebuilding phase. Harden and Westbrook have been in the recent years. Although a lot of personal honor has been harvested, it seems that there is still a long way to go before the championship. The double MVP is also a little frustrated in this situation. Westbrook filed a trade application. Harden also thinks the Rockets The window to win has passed and he wants to seek to leave the team. The dual-core heart of
seems to be no longer on the team. Although the Rockets do not want to rebuild, they also know that the twist is not sweet. After Westbrook submitted a trade application, the Rockets sought a deal in the player market. However, due to the five-year $206 million contract and the ups and downs of the personal status, the team has a wait-and-see attitude toward Westbrook. .
But today, one team took the lead and looks like they want to win Westbrook. They are Jordan's Hornets. The Hornets have been tepid in recent years. The team has not made the playoffs for four consecutive seasons. Jordan also hopes that the team can change. Currently they hold the pick for this year’s draft. NBA reporter Marc Stein said on the show that the Hornets’ goal in this year’s rookie center is three goals. If they fail to select three goals, they say they are likely to get Westbrook through a trade, and Jordan himself is very important to Westbrook The transaction is also very interested. If
can send away the hardest to deal with Westbrook, it will be good news for the Rockets. Harden’s Rockets actually don’t want to send away. They wanted to keep Harden and continue to use Harden as the core. The team even provided a contract with an annual salary of more than $50 million. But Harden’s determination to leave the team is very strong, and he did not choose to sign such a contract with the highest annual salary in NBA history, and the previous deal to send Covington away seems to indicate that the team is difficult to keep Harden in sight. , Has to completely overthrow the current lineup for reconstruction.
Earlier, according to reports from Shams, Harden’s two next favorites are the Nets and the 76ers. Harden’s current contract will expire in 2023. For teams who want Harden Said that they will certainly not care about the size of the contract, if they can get such a top five star in the league, it is certainly not an exaggeration to give a maximum salary.
The Rockets don’t want to let go of a superstar that they have cultivated for so many years. Today’s ESPN reporter Dave MacMahon reported that the Rockets’ asking price for Harden is very clear. They hope to be in Harden’s trading center. Get a young star and a lot of draft picks. Of course, the reporter did not reveal the specific number of picks, but some clues can be seen from the Paul George trade last season. The Thunder received five first-round picks and two first-round picks from George’s trading center. Harden is only stronger than George in the exchange of rights. If he wants to get Harden, he must have five first rounds.
In addition to the Rockets team, although the new owner Fertitta has been speaking when he emphasized that he does not care about paying the luxury tax in order to win the championship, the Rockets have always been operating in the direction of saving the owner money. Yes, so Fertitta’s remarks that he doesn’t care about the luxury tax are completely nonsense, and now that Harden and Westbrook don’t want to stay on the team, the Rockets don’t have to go to those fictitious mandarins. According to ESPN reporter David Aldridge's report today, Rockets boss Fertitta is determined to cut wages next season and avoid paying the luxury tax.
In fact, the approach of the Rockets owner is understandable. After all, the team has no pressure to compete when Harden and Westbrook want to leave the team, and the current economic situation of the Rockets owner should not be very good. After all, Phil Tita started as a catering industry. The catering industry can be said to be one of the industries most affected by the epidemic, and the NBA has been shut down for a long time because of the epidemic. The rocket boss’s life is really not easy
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