132 million for 132 million? The Rockets swallowed up the contract for the Shuai Weishao. Fans: The door to the self-destruction
trading market has been opened, and the Rockets have completed their first transaction. Although Covington 1 for 3 Ariza is embarrassing, it also shows the Rockets. At the same time, I told the teams that the Rockets Supermarket has been opened. As long as the money is in place, no one is not for sale, including Harden. Compared with last year’s Thunder, the Rockets’ reconstruction is more difficult than the 76ers who believe in the process; the reason is that the Thunder had a lot of draft picks, and George’s four first rounds and three swaps were enough to make the Thunder heavy. Return to the playoffs; the same is true for the 76ers, with a lot of lottery stocks every year, and finally Simmons and Embiid are scratched out; so what does the Rockets have? At present, apart from Harden's positive asset, no other players seem to be able to sell for a good price.
At present, Harden has many suitors, and it is also an important bargaining chip for the Rockets to stand up in the future. Don't look at the current situation with Harden and the Nets, but there is still a long way to go before the deal is concluded. Especially after Holiday is able to change from 1 to 7, if the Rockets general manager can't cash Harden out of 5 first-round picks, then he has to be sprayed by Rockets fans into life and cannot take care of himself.
Fortunately, the news about Harden’s trade to the Nets has made new progress. According to the NBA’s famous Sam Chalanya, the Nets may continue to increase their weight, giving everything except Irving and Durant Bargaining chips; this includes Dinwiddie, LeVille, Harris, Allen and multiple first-round picks. If the transaction can be concluded, then both parties will be a win-win situation.
However, as soon as this report came out, former Heat star Ray Allen gave a different view; he believed that the potential Big Three had hidden dangers. Although three people can get along with each other in character, problems will arise on the court; and the problems of the court will affect the relationship between the three. Unless they are willing to sacrifice each other, then they will achieve great results; otherwise it will be a disaster.
Of course, this is not the primary consideration of general managers, but the job of the head coach. When an opportunity for Irving, Harden and Durant to form the Big Three is presented, no one will refuse. However, there is news that the two parties have reached an oral agreement on the transaction, and the details are currently pending.
Harden is definitely going to compete for the championship, after all, he is at the peak; but Westbrook has the same origin and different lives, and may continue to mess around. When assessing the value of players recently, the US media believes that the Rockets’ Westbrook and Pacers’ Oladipo have no transaction value, especially Westbrook has a three-year $132 million large contract left, for any team. All disasters.
However, "The Athletic" reporter Sam Charania broke the news that the Rockets and Wizards are discussing the possibility of Westbrook and Wall swapping. Although both have three years left with $132 million, the situation of the two teams is different. The Rockets hope to get rid of Westbrook while still being able to exchange some picks; the Wizards hope to strengthen the team and appease Bradley Beal.
Although Westbrook performed poorly this season, the regular season also had a 27+7+7 credit, which is still an All-Star level; so if you can exchange for Westbrook in the first round and send Wall away, you will definitely not lose. And the combination of Westbrook + Bill, at least break into the playoffs in the Eastern Conference is not a big problem.
Of course, for Rockets fans, perhaps they have to resolutely oppose it, but if the Rockets are determined to send Harden away; then why not leave Wall for retirement? As long as you don't pay the luxury tax, why don't you get the same?
