June 29, , the news that the Rockets are pursuing the 53-point superstar Butler is exposed
Afterwards, on social media, many American journalists had heated discussions about it, and some journalists listed the two most feasible solutions.
One is to conduct a three-party transaction. The Rockets’ ultimate goal must be to get Butler, while the 76ers will get Gordon and two first-round picks accordingly, and the third-party team will get Capela.
The second is that two more teams appear to join the trade and make a four-party deal. The Rockets still get Butler, and the 76ers get a future first-round pick from the Rockets and two other players.
The team’s first-round picks totaled three first-round picks, while the other two teams involved in the deal got Gordon and Capela respectively.
So which of these two options is more feasible?
The author thinks that at present, it is more inclined to make the second trading plan.
If the Rockets want to get Butler, they basically have to take the road of signing first and then trading.
Balance Butler’s salary and complete this big deal.
Judging from the current situation, it is difficult for other NBA buyers to find a team that can take out multiple first-round picks at once to eat the Rockets’ two stars at the same time, so the most reliable choice for the Rockets is also
It can only be attacked separately. The general manager Morey is looking for two teams, and he has made a four-party deal with the 76ers. Judging from the current abilities of Gordon and Capela, the trade to the first round pick
It’s not impossible, but it’s more difficult to trade to the higher first-round picks among those weak teams.
In this way, the range of target restrictions for Rockets transactions will be very narrow.
Judging from the rankings in the 2018-2019 season and the rankings in the draft, the top 10 teams must be excluded, and the more reliable choice for the Rockets is to switch to the Kings, Pelicans,
The Spurs, Pistons, Nets, Hornets, Heat, and Clippers are expected to be the first-round picks of the mid-range teams.
After all, the bottom-ranked teams’ first-round picks are more valuable. They won’t give away their first-round picks in order to take down one of the main players of the Rockets, and for those teams with lower rankings, it doesn’t make sense for the Rockets to exchange their first-round picks with them.
Big, not enough to convince the 76ers to let go, so the Rockets’ feasible trading targets are basically locked between these 8 teams.
Among them, the Kings are the most likely to make a deal with the Rockets. This is because in the past 20 years, the two sides have completed at least five deals, and the two teams are recognized as good friends in the NBA.
If the offer made by the Rockets is appropriate, or even a second-round pick, then it is not impossible for the Kings to send out the first-round pick for next season.
Judging from the current strength of the Kings, this first-round pick is likely to be around the 12th to 16th pick, which is quite attractive to the 76ers.
Then there is the Pelicans. The Pelicans have hoarded a large number of draft picks through the Davis trade.
The Rockets are the team that makes trades.