What did the Rockets pay for Volga's draft pick?
Still made a big deal and sent Westbrook away, which should be what the Rockets fans expected, but why john wall? The patient has not officially participated in the competition for more than a year. What the rocket gets from this transaction is only the first signing right, or a kind of protection. What is this for?
Last season, Shao Wei and james harden's double MVP combination, although it didn't achieve the expected results, can't throw all the pots to a new person? In addition, Shao Wei's personal data last season was not bad. In 57 regular-season games last season, Shao Wei scored 27.2 points, 7.9 rebounds and 7.0 assists 1.6 steals. The average score per game has reached a personal high in the past three seasons, and the hit rate 12 years is the highest!
2065438+200865438+February 26th, 2008, it has been a long time since Wall participated in the NBA regular season for the last time. That is to say, he hasn't participated in any official competitions in the past two years. In the first two seasons of last season, Wall shot only 44.4% in 32 regular-season games, averaging 20.7 points, 3.6 rebounds, 8.7 assists and 65,438. Even if Wall returns to the pre-injury level, I'm afraid it's only Westbrook's level last season.
The Rockets traded a good MVP for a "sick man" who hasn't played for two years. What's the plan? Definitely not fighting for the championship! In fact, Covernton only got a few "crooked melons and cracked dates" from the Rockets trade at the beginning of the offseason, indicating that they no longer believe that they can hit the championship, and saving money will be their primary goal. Some people may say that Wall's contract is no different from Shao Wei's. It's just the "sales number" of the rocket.
Between Dwight Howard, chris paul and Westbrook, the top two players at the Rockets MVP level have changed positions successively, but they still failed to get out of the Western Conference finals. This is caused by many reasons, but james harden, as the team leader, is also to blame. For fans, it is impossible for the rocket management not to understand this. It is only a matter of time before the rocket is overthrown. Do you remember how the Rockets treated Olajuwon and McGrady? The tradition of the Rockets makes it impossible for them to respect old players like Kobe Bryant and LeBron, and it is only a matter of time before Harden leaves.
Some people may say that the Rockets will not easily send away the leaders they have trained in order to sell tickets, but don't forget that at least at the beginning of the season, it is impossible for fans to enter the team, and it is impossible for the Rockets to send away any players without pursuing the championship, because they don't need to attract the audience. Of course, the Rockets will not rush to trade Harden. After all, this is their biggest asset at present, but several reporters' reports also prove this point, because opponents provide attractive chips, such as opponents can provide no less than three first-round opportunities.
The rocket's exchange of Shao Wei for Wall is only the first step of reconstruction efforts, and it is also a test. They don't want to chase the champion at all. Once Wall can recover to a certain level, the Rockets can safely send Harden to rebuild, save money and accumulate a number of draft picks at the end. The Rockets traded Shao Wei for Wall, which seems to be a compromise to Harden, but this is Harden's last chance.