The Rockets plan to send Jaylen Green away twice, which is equivalent to admitting the draft failure

The Rockets and Suns negotiated in a critical period, and Houston made a final offer, Jaylen Green and No. 10 picks. This is the second time in two years, the second pick has been used as a bargaining chip, which is equivalent to admitting that the draft was a failure. At the 2021 draft, the Rockets selected Jaylen Green with a precious second pick. This is a shooting guard who is known as the "Go and Go" with extraordinary talent, and his explosiveness and jumping power are the best rookies in this year. However, after four seasons of training, Jaylen Green did not realize his talent and still played like a "rookie" on the field, with all kinds of unnecessary mistakes, various bad things, and various brainless operations...

In the summer of 2024, the Rockets made a offer to the Nets, Jaylen Greene exchanged two first-round picks for Bridges, but the Knicks broke out from the diagonal and directly snatched Bridges away with five first-round picks.

After a year, Jaylen Green is now trading Durant chips again, which is a pity.

Let's take a look at the 2021 draft. No. 1 pick Cningham deserves it, and averaged 26+9 per game this season, leading the Pistons back to the playoffs; Tanhua Mobley was selected for the best defensive team, with Scotty Barnes in No. 4 playing both offense and defense, and was regarded as the absolute core of the Raptors; Jaylen Sages, No. 5 pick, was at the top of the Magic, and No. 6 pick, Josh Gidey, was in the water in Chicago.

If the Rockets had chosen Mobley, Barnes Jr., or Josh Gidey, they might have been able to win the championship now.