The Rockets miscalculated? 4 exchanged for 1 star center, only used for 1 year? Stone may make wedding dresses for his opponent

In recent years, the Rockets have always had so-called masterpieces in trading. Get very useful and inexpensive players at a very small price. The Rockets picked up a bargain and used a second-round draft pick to get Kevin Porter Jr., who was almost "cut" from the Cavaliers. After

, Porter Jr. has been valued and trained by the Rockets - he is regarded as the next Harden, replacing Wall as the starting point guard for the Rockets for a long time, and even forming the Rockets' very young backcourt with Jaylen Green. But due to a negative incident, Porter Jr. was eventually abandoned by the Rockets. Even so, his performance in the Clippers and Bucks this season is worth his minimum salary. The Rockets didn't misunderstand it, but Porter Jr.'s personality and some of his practices were a bit disappointing.

In fact, there are veteran Adams in the Rockets lineup now. You know, before the trading deadline of last season, the Rockets exchanged Adams for a small price. At that time, Adams, as the Grizzlies center, was reimbursed for the season due to injury. The Grizzlies had no patience and directly sent Adams to the Rockets. As a cost, the Rockets sent out former All-Star guard Oladipo, who was reimbursed for the season, and had three next round picks in the future, and won star center Adams in the form of "four for one".

Now, Adams has become one of the Rockets' most critical inside players this season. Last season, he recovered from the Rockets for more than half a year. He finally got a win this season and averaged 5 points and 6 rebounds per game in the playoffs, becoming the best substitute in the lineup and one of the cores of the Rockets' double tower lineup. Adams' performance in the playoffs and second half of the regular season was at the quasi-All-star level, and he was one of the strongest centers in the league and one of the most defensive threats.

However, Adams' annual salary of 12.6 million has expired. After the two-year contract expires, the Rockets may find it difficult to keep Adams. Recently, there have been reports that many teams want to get Adams, including the Los Angeles Twins (Clippers and Lakers), and some teams that need centers, such as the Spurs, all want Adams.

Now, the Rockets may have miscalculated. If Adams cannot be renewed in time, the 31-year-old veteran will obviously change to other teams. "Four for one" seems to have made the Rockets lose all the money. Although the Rockets have used Adams for a year this season, compared with the Rockets' chips, it is obvious that the service life of this year is far from enough. Manager Stone may be a wedding dress for opponents, after all, Adams can change the offense and defense pattern in the inside.

If the Rockets can't keep him, not only will the Rockets' inside defensive ability be greatly reduced, but the Rockets' double tower tactics relying for survival will also be "stopped". More importantly, if Adams joins a team like the Spurs, Lakers or Clippers, they will be the Houston Rockets' biggest opponents directly next season. Manager Stone is likely to make wedding dresses for his opponents, which is something the Rockets management doesn't want to see. Compared to chasing All-Star players, the most important task for the Rockets to quickly renew Adams during the offseason.