November 17th, Beijing time, the 19-20 season was not smooth for Westbrook and the Rockets. After completing the swap deal between Paul and Westbrook, the Rockets wanted to rely on the double MVP in the playoffs. Going further, but after entering the playoffs, not only was he entangled with the under-optimized Thunder, but was swept 1-4 by the opponents in the face of the strong Lakers.
Faced with such a situation, the two core members of the team, Harden and Westbrook, are a little frustrated. Harden has played for the Rockets for 8 seasons. During these 8 years, he has been eager to be the championship. But at critical moments, the Rockets always make a difference. This gives Harden the idea of leaving the team. Earlier today, according to a report by Shams, Harden currently has two favorites: the Nets and the 76ers. team.
and Westbrook submitted a trade application to the Rockets early, but what Westbrook did not expect is that there are only a handful of teams in the league interested in them. This situation also made Harden a clear understanding of the reality. Today, Rockets team reporter Feigen said that the assets that the Rockets can get from trading Westbrook are limited. This situation strengthens Harden's belief in leaving the team. So far, the Rockets have not discussed a deal with Westbrook with any team. Instead, Paul, who swapped owners for Westbrook last year, has been robbed by many teams.
Earlier, many media broke the news that many championship teams, including the Lakers and Bucks, are full of interest in Paul. Today Woj broke the news that the Suns and the Thunder are close to completing the deal about Paul, and the Thunder sent them. Paul Ganadier, the Suns sent Rubio, Oubre, Jerome, Jaylen Lechu and the 2022 protected first-round pick.
In Paul's trade center, the Thunder not only got four players, but also got a valuable first-round draft pick in the trade. Previously at the exchange center between Paul and Westbrook, in order to send Paul away, the Rockets also took advantage of the swap rights for the first round of 2024 and 2026 and the first round of 2021 and 2025. Now they are sending away Westbrook. After getting 4 first rounds + Paul, the Thunder once again profited from Westbrook's trading center. The two transactions combined, the Thunder won a total of 3 first-round picks and 2 first-round picks swap rights on Westbrook.
I have to say that the Thunder sent Westbrook away. Although the team lost the flag of the team and one of the best players in team history, the bargaining chips were also very generous. These draft picks alone are enough for the Thunder to rebuild in the future, not to mention that the team currently has young players such as Alexander and Dort.
It can be said that after leaving Westbrook, the future of the Thunder has actually widened. After all, when Westbrook was on the team, whether the team was in the playoffs or in the regular season, their records were all It is already close to saturation and it is difficult to go further. Now sending Westbrook not only made the playoffs last season, but also the future assets acquired are absolutely beyond the value of Westbrook itself. I have to say that the Thunder are trading this. The block is still very in stock, and the detonator deserves people's praise for the handling of Westbrook and Paul.
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