The famous player s tip: Rockets have dual cores in the backcourt, leaving 1 player to trade! Antetokounmpo cannot replace the 22-year-old star

In recent years, the Rockets have gained a lot in the draft. Although the Rockets have also sent away several unsuccessful rookies, such as Spanish national Garuba, Jaylen Green's friend Christopher, and the last point guard Taytai Washington in the first round. However, the seven young players retained by the Rockets can be said to have first-class talents and abilities, but their development is not very balanced. Whitmore has fewer chances to play in the season, and Shepard has obviously fewer chances.

The Rockets now have 5 players in the lineup as starting or major rotation. They are the main center Shin Kyung, the main forward Amen Thompson, and the main scoring guard Jaylen Green. In addition, Ethan and Smith Jr. also switched randomly between starting and substitute. These five players, together with three veterans, Van Vreet, Adams and Dillon Brooks, form the core lineup and main rotation of the Rockets, and this is also the most commonly used rotation lineup for the Rockets in the playoffs.

But now the situation is different, the Rockets missed the playoffs. Although players such as Adams, Shin Kyung, Van Vreet and others performed well, Jaylen Green in the backcourt always felt poor, and he could not help the Rockets open up the situation on the offensive end. The Warriors' crazy double-teaming against Jaylen Green is one reason, but the other reason is that Jaylen Green's hard-solving ability on the offensive end is indeed insufficient. So this also reminds the Rockets that they will find a superstar to help the team no matter what the offseason this year.

Players like Durant, Morant, and Antetokounmpo, are just that Morant has problems and Durant is too old. Obviously, Antetokounmpo, the leading star of the Eastern Bucks, is the Rockets' most ideal trading goal. But I don’t know if Antetokounmpo is willing to come to the Rockets, nor do I know if the Bucks are willing to send Antetokounmpo to the Rockets. After all, the Bucks’ many first-round picks in the future are in the hands of the Pelicans.

However, if possible, the Rockets should try their best to win, after all, the general manager now has a lot of chips. Young players and first-round draft picks can be used as bargaining chips, and the Rockets also have expired contracts and immediate combat players, which can be used to try to get Antetokounmpo.

But former Bucks' head guard Brandon Jennings also reminded the Rockets. In a show, Jennings directly stated that if the Rockets really want Antetokounmpo, then among the double cores of Armen Thompson and Jaylen Green in the backcourt, the Rockets should keep Armen Thompson and send Jaylen Green away.

Because in Jennings's view, Amen Thompson is like Ju Holiday in his eyes, both offense and defense, and is a rare talented player. Jaylen Green can let go. If he could exchange for a top superstar like Antetokounmpo, it would be a pity to send Jaylen Green away. However, Amen Thompson is a non-selling product of the Rockets, and he would not easily trade Amen Thompson just because the other party was Antetokounmpo. It can be seen how important Amen Thompson is to the Rockets in Jennings' eyes.

This is also the common view of many experts and the media. Amen Thompson has already performed quasi-All-star in his second season of his career, and he is very likely to enter the defensive team this season. So as long as Amen Thompson practices three-point shooting in the next offseason, the Rockets' future superstar is likely to be this 22-year-old star. Even Antetokounmpo is probably difficult to exchange for Amen Thompson.