The biggest goal of the Rockets this season is to rebuild. In addition to maintaining this year's draft, they also need to trade the team's large contract for a short contract to lay a solid foundation for the team to rebuild.
Wall, whose 4-year 170 million contract expires in 2023, among the Rockets players will definitely not be traded. The Rockets can only keep Wall. Gordon, whose 4-year 76 million contract expires in 2024, is the target of the Rockets’ cleanup. Gordon's big contract can be traded out in exchange for a small contract, which is conducive to the future reconstruction of the team.
The American media "Nba Analysis" suggested that the Clippers trade with the Rockets and use Beverly, Williams, and Patterson to trade for Gordon and Tucker.
Beverly’s 3-year 40 million contract expires in 2022, LV’s 3-year 24 million contract expires in 2021, and Patterson’s 1-year 3.07 million contract expires in 2021. Rockets will Beverly and the other three paid 36 million in wages, which was 40 million less than Gordon’s. This means that the Rockets can reduce more than 40 million in salary expenses in the future through the transaction, which is indeed very important for the rebuilding team.
For Rockets owner Feltino, since the team wants to rebuild, it is necessary to reduce the Rockets’ salary expenses and complete the reconstruction with the smallest salary. If the deal is completed, the Rockets will get a lot of salary space in 2022. Salary space in the team is as important as draft picks.
This season’s Oladipo and Ixam’s contract expires. If the Rockets only sign a one-year short contract to preserve wages, the Rockets’ wages will be reached after the Beverly contract expires in 2022 Around 55 million, the Rockets can sign good free agents. If the Rockets buy out Wall's contract in 2022, the Rockets will have the salary space to sign two super players at the same time.
From this point of view, the Rockets traded Gordon with a four-year contract, Beverly with a two-year contract, and Williams with a one-year contract. It is indeed a very wise transaction. Freeing up salary space may be better than getting the draft. Power is more important.
For the Clippers, they need an attack point. Williams only played 19.3 minutes and scored 9.1 points and 2.9 assists this season.His efficiency is much worse than last season, which has also affected the performance of the Clippers' bench. If Gordon joins the Clippers, he can become the best sixth man on the team, with Morris, Kennard, etc. People form a very strong bench.
Tucker is also a player that every winning team desperately needs. Tucker can range from three defenses to five, and can serve as the inside line of a small lineup. This can increase the thickness of the Clippers' bench. If the Clippers need to defend Solving the battle they can allow Tucker and Ibaka to start inside. In short, Tucker will play a very big role in the Clippers.
If the Clippers get Gordon and Tucker, their strength will be improved. The Clippers have won 6 consecutive victories and are considered to be the favorites after the Lakers. The Lakers, Nets, etc. feel pressured to force the Lakers to make deals to improve their lineup.
For the Clippers and the Rockets, this transaction is beneficial to both parties. The Clippers are looking for short-term benefits. They need to win the championship this season, and the Rockets are based on a long-term perspective. The Rockets release this deal. This has created a salary space and laid a solid foundation for the future operation of the team. Therefore, even if the Rockets do not get the second round pick in this trade, it is good for the Rockets.
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