If the Rockets want to make up for the loss of Van Jordan s reimbursement, the best choice is to trade the Lakers and pursue Reeves

On September 23, Van Vreet was reimbursed for a season without playing! After experiencing this situation, the Rockets instantly plummeted from the first tier of the championship to the third tier, but there is one move that can still help the Rockets regain hope, that is, find the James Lakers to operate.

Currently, there are only 6 players left on the Rockets' list, because Van Vreet has an implicit trade veto. If you want to sell him, he has to nod his head and agree. Therefore, it is not easy to trade Van Jordan. If Van Jordan cannot trade, the only players on the Rockets' remaining players on the lineup are Shepard, Ethan, Amen Thompson, Shinkyung, Jabarry Smith and Durant who can trade.

Then if the Rockets want to break the deadlock, they can actually go to the King of James to trade and achieve a strong alliance. The Lakers also have a player that is difficult to deal with. Among the people that the Rockets can trade, there are exactly two people who are very suitable for operating with the Lakers, namely Ethan and Shepard. Shepard was the Rockets themselves chosen by the Tanhua Show, and they definitely have talent, but they have not yet been discovered.

The main reason is that the Rockets' head coach Uduka doesn't like him, so he has never gotten any opportunities in the Rockets. He also has a lot of complaints in his heart, thinking that he can take on more things and have a greater positioning, but the coach doesn't give him. Now Shepard is 21 years old. If he doesn't seize the opportunity, he may not be able to play later.

And Ethan needs to be said. At the age of 24, he has not yet negotiated a contract renewal with this team. If he can't handle this before the start of the season, he will be a time bomb for the Rockets. He will hold a contract of 5.68 million next season, he will be a very good deal. So if Ethan and Shepard and the Rockets cannot reach a consensus, it is entirely possible to complete a transaction. After all, the Lakers' contract renewal with Austin Reeves is also stuck.

Rockets are both super geniuses with unlimited potential, but they cannot renew their contracts. The Lakers' contract renewal between Reeves and the team was also particularly unsuccessful. After all, Reeves wants a super maximum salary of 160 million. If he does not renew his contract this year, he will have a player option later, and the Lakers may not be able to keep it.

And 27-year-old Reeves has also played. He just played the strongest year of his career last season, averaging 20.2 points, 4.5 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game. This is a Lakers strongman who can organize and shoot, and he is capable of becoming a team's starting point guard and getting a triple-double. He wants to make a lot of money.

The Rockets can completely pack Ethan and Shepard to find the Lakers to replace Reeves. Wouldn't both sides take their own needs? The Rockets got the point guard they really wanted to organize, and after going through the playoffs, they could match Durant and the others. It doesn't matter if you don't know how to defend, the Rockets are all those who can defend. As long as you can pass the ball and score points, you can do it.

And the Lakers got two good players who could grow up with Doncic, Shepard was 21 years old, Ethan was 24 years old, and Luca was 26 years old. This is a core backbone of the Lakers in the post-Jackson era. Even if James retires on the spot, it will have no impact on the Lakers. All he gets are very capable of playing young people, so now the Rockets want to break the deadlock and go directly to trade the Lakers. Reeves will be a particularly good reward for them.