After Oladipo joined the Rockets, he has played 3 games. He scored 32 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists and 7 turnovers against the Bulls, 22 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists against the Suns, and 13 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists against the Pistons.
The Rockets traded for Audi and also made two preparations, one is to rebuild with Oladipo's expiring contract, and the other is to renew the contract with Oladipo to enrich the team's strength.
Judging from the current situation of the Rockets, it is difficult for them to renew their contract with Audi. Gordon’s four-year 76 million contract expires in 2024. The Rockets are unlikely to spend high salaries on the scoring position while leaving Gordon and Oladipo. Players with the same characteristics. The Rockets may also be trying to trade Gordon to resolve his long contract into a short contract, which is conducive to the reconstruction of the team.
For rebuilding the team, salary space is as important as draft picks. Only with salary space can you sign outstanding free agents. When the Rockets are winning the three-year lottery, they will maintain their strength while maintaining salary space. Prepare with two hands.
If the Rockets and Audi renew the contract, it means that valuable salary space will be occupied. This is not a good thing for the Rockets to rebuild. The Rockets are more willing to sign some short contracts to facilitate the realization of cash. If there is a suitable opportunity in the future, take the expiration contract to take the draft, as long as it is conducive to the Rockets' reconstruction.
Now that the Rockets are going to renew the contract with Audi, he can get a two-year contract of 45.2 million yuan at most. Audi once rejected the Pacers’ contract for a four-year contract extension of 80 million yuan. His demand for annual salary may be very large. The Rockets’ salary Can not meet his request.
Rockets may be a station for Audi. He may be traded by the team. Audi may leave the Rockets to join other teams after the contract expires. The Rockets and Audi may not renew their contracts. LeVille is much better than Audi. Wouldn't it be better for the Rockets to keep LeVille?
So the Rockets will give Audi enough playing time for him to get a chance to perform, so Audi has got more than 30 minutes of playing time in the Rockets' 3 games, and the Rockets will also time management for Audi. He played back-to-back matches to avoid his injury. The Rockets give Audi enough playing time to make his data better, as long as it can improve his trading value.
Rockets can re-trade Audi as early as March 5th,The Rockets’ asking price for Audi will not be very high. They only need to receive two or three second rounds. The American NBA analyst Greg Patutto suggested that the Rockets trade with the Philadelphia 76ers and trade Audi for Danny Green. , Ferguson and the first round of 2021, if the 76ers are really willing to do a deal with the Rockets, Stone would laugh in his dreams, Audi will not be able to change the first round no matter how good it is.
In the Rockets and 76ers deal, even if the 76ers do not enter the first round, three second round Rockets will be willing to do the deal. After all, Danny Green is also an expiring contract, so that does not affect the Rockets’ Salary space, in short, if there is a suitable opportunity, the Rockets will trade Audi, even if the deal is not in the first round for the second round, it is better than joining other teams this summer and letting the Rockets get nothing.
Therefore, Audi is destined to be a passer-by, and the Rockets will not keep him. It would be nice to get something in return.
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