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The Rockets only 1 will not sell products, the value of Shen Jing s transaction is reduced, will the team be demolished and replaced with superstars? No shooter is a hidden danger

12:11am, 19 May 2025Basketball

ranked second in the regular season in the West and was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. The Rockets' reconstruction was in trouble. Neither Jaylen Green nor Shin Kyung were the real core candidates. Especially Jaylen Green, after the end of his four-year rookie season, he has fast advantages and excellent physical fitness. He often scores high-difficulty goals, but his shortcomings are still unstable in shooting, poor defense and low ball quotient. If the Rockets want to go further, they need to get a real superstar through trades, like Jokic and Alexander.

According to US media reporter Kurt Helin, the Rockets want to trade Antetokounmpo, the Bucks' star, and are willing to get Shin Kyung, the All-Star player in the team. They are full of sincerity. Only Amen Thompson in the team is not a seller, and other players are all active. But the Bucks seem to be not interested in Shin Kyung and hope to introduce Green to him as the core of the team building. Shin Kyung's transaction value has dropped unexpectedly. This season's playoffs, he can average 20+11+5 data per game.

But Shin Kyung can't fight hard battles, and he has no shooting, he can only be used as an auxiliary. Shin Kyung's five-year, 185 million contract extension will be executed next season. A high salary and long contract is a burden. The main confidence of the Rockets this offseason is not from Shin Kyung. Jabbarry Smith, the 10th pick this year, has a higher value. If the Rockets trade Antetokounmpo, they will inevitably break up the team. Stone needs to be cautious whether it is worth taking this risk. For a star, break up the newly rebuilt team.

Trading Antetokounmpo, the Rockets have a hidden danger, the three-point shooting is too poor, Antetokounmpo's three-point shooting percentage this season is only 222.2%, and the average shooting is only 0.2. If he partnered with Amen Thompson, his opponent only needs to shrink his defense. The Rockets' Amen Thompson, Ethan, Shin Kyung and other players have too poor three-point shooting rates. If they trade in full, the risk will be too high. In this offseason, Stone will not act rashly. If she takes action, she will be very passive in the trade. The ambition of the Rockets is obvious. Not satisfied with entering the playoffs, and now the NBA has become a stage of competition for the heroes. The times of James, Durant and Curry are over, Tatum is seriously injured, and this year the Pacers in the East and Timberwolves in the West have become dark horses. The Rockets want to seize the opportunity and maximize the value of the young players in their hands. This year, the second place in the Western Conference, will also help the trade. Many rookie players are facing early renewal, and the pressure on salary space is relatively high, and zero exchange for whole is an option.

This year is the year of the draft. The 10th pick in the Rockets' hands is crucial. In addition to talented new stars, it is inevitable to make a first-round pick. There are many candidates in the trading market this year, and the performance of many strong teams is not satisfactory, and they also want to make some changes. After the Mavericks won the No. 1 pick, the overall changes in the West will be great. The Spurs will be the second pick. The two teams are expected to return to the playoffs next season, so the Rockets cannot sit idly. Players such as Whitmore, Shepard, and Smith will be the "growth" of future transactions.

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