6 for 1 win Antetokounmpo? US media proposes a trading plan: Rockets start 1 3 substitutes + 2 first round package

Although Durant has always been the best player for the Rockets, many experts have raised questions. For example, Durant's salary is too high; in addition, the main problem is that Durant is older. Durant is now a 36-year-old veteran and he will turn 37 next season. Such a veteran may decline at any time, and his physical fitness may not be able to guarantee continuous output in the fierce competition. So, for young players like the Rockets, finding a younger superstar and partnering with them seems to be a more ideal and reasonable choice.

Outside Durant, the Suns' Booker seems to fit this feature. However, the Suns have made it clear that they will rebuild around Booker next season. So, Booker should be a non-sale product for the Suns. Although he is also very suitable for the Rockets, his average 26 points per game this season also made the Rockets salivate, but the Suns do not intend to send the 28-year-old Booker away, which makes the Rockets sigh.

Fortunately, Antetokounmpo of the Eastern Bucks may be put into the trade. This season, the Bucks were eliminated in the first round again, and Lillard was injured and may be fully reimbursed next season. So, Antetokounmpo may just be a waste of time to stay with the Bucks. At the age of 30, he definitely wants to win the second NBA championship. For Antetokounmpo, changing a team is a better choice. The Rockets have enough chips to help the Bucks rebuild. Antetokounmpo of the Bucks also said that Houston, where the Rockets are located, is also one of the big cities. If they can go to the Rockets and the two sides join forces, they may be the best team in the Western Conference.

NBA expert Mathur also gave a mock trading plan. In this deal, the Bucks sent their superstar Antetokounmpo to the Houston Rockets, who sent their starting shooting guard Jaylen Green, and three substitutes: power forward Jabbarry Smith Jr., small forward Moore and point guard Aaron Holiday. There is also the first-round draft pick this year and the first-round draft pick in 2027.

Of course, both draft picks come from the Suns, but they have been replaced by the Rockets through the trade. The Rockets can package the two draft picks and four players, 6 chips, and send them to the Bucks to trade Antetokounmpo. Although Jaylen Green has great potential, his performance in the playoffs this season is really bad; Whitmore is in a state of unstable condition and his personality is not very good; although Smith Jr. is worth training, his position with Antetokounmpo overlaps, so it is not a pity to send him to the Bucks. As for Holiday, Shepard can naturally replace it.

So, once Antetokounmpo can join the Rockets, although this team will lose young newcomers like Jaylen Green and Smith Jr., their overall strength will also improve rapidly. Especially in the playoffs, the Rockets can completely count on Antetokounmpo. With Van Vreet, Ethan, Amen Thompson and Alperen Shinkin around him, the Rockets' expected lineup will be very strong next season.