Many celebrities were put on the shelves! Stone was dazzled? Holding 4 kinds of chips, the Rockets took the initiative

On May 18, three of the semi-finals in the East and West playoffs have been released. The participants in the Eastern Conference Finals are the New York Knicks and the Indiana Pacers, while the Timberwolves in the Western Conference have already eliminated the Warriors. They are waiting for the results of today's Nuggets and Thunder matches. Today, the Thunder and the Nuggets have a tiebreak battle of one game. Whoever wins will advance to the next round of the Western Conference Finals, and if you lose, you will go home to fish. In other words, the current championship will be produced among these five teams.

As more teams are eliminated, there will be many celebrity players on the league market being put on the shelves. Comprehensive reports show that Antetokounmpo of the Bucks is likely to be put on the shelves, and Antetokounmpo himself has always expressed his openness to joining other teams. In addition, the Suns' 36-year-old superstar Durant has been put on the shelves by the team. If Durant can be traded for assets that are conducive to reconstruction, the Suns' management will be happy to complete the deal.

After all, it is reported that the Suns use 28-year-old star guard Booker as the cornerstone of reconstruction, and the team will start reconstruction around Booker. In addition, Morant of the Grizzlies and Zion Williamson of the Pelicans' inside star were also placed on the shelves. There are even reports that the Celtics intend to reduce their salary space this summer because the luxury tax alone overwhelms the Celtics management, so streamlining the lineup and clearing the salary space have become the main choices for the Celtics, with Horford, Porzingis, Ju Holiday and Derek White seemingly on the tradable roster. The Rockets are in the buyer's market. Since their bad performance, they have gained a large number of young players and first-round draft picks, and the bargaining chips brought by Harden alone have been quite generous. Now that the Rockets have reached a "harvest period", they not only have many young players worth training or trading, but also hold a large number of first-round draft picks.

not only includes its own trading first-round picks, but also has multiple first-round picks and swap rights from the Suns. With the end of the playoffs this season, more star players may enter the trading market, and Rockets general manager Raphael Stone will obviously face a "breathing" situation. The Rockets have a lot of chips in their hands, enough to chase star players or even top superstars, so they currently occupy an active position. Just wait for the right star players to enter the trading shelves, and then actively start the chase.

The Rockets are no longer the same today. There are four types of chips in the team that can be used for trading: first, the seven young people known as the "Seven Rockets" - Shin Kyung, Jaylen Green, Shepard, Whitmore, Smith Jr., Ethan and Amen Thompson, all of whom have potential and abilities; second, the Rockets have multiple first-round draft picks, and there are as many as 6 first-round picks to trade this summer alone; in addition, the contracts of players such as Holiday and Van Vreet are all expiring contracts; the Rockets also have instant players like Dillon Brooks, which can also be used as bargaining chips if necessary.

Holding four types of chips, the Rockets are obviously one of the biggest buyers in the trading market this summer, it depends on which star player Stone will choose to chase.