Keep the core 3-player group, and the Rockets only have 4 left in trading chips? Adding the first round superstar, it s a bit difficult

Since the Rockets were eliminated, I believe everyone has seen a lot of reports, which point to the Rockets' offseason players staying in the team. According to comprehensive reports, the Rockets want to keep their starting point guard Fred VanVleet. Although Van Frett's performance in the regular season was not satisfactory, and his score and his shooting percentage were the lowest in recent years; Van Frett's performance in several games in the playoffs was indeed not disappointing. In three games, he scored a total of 80 points, leading the Rockets, who were behind 1:3, stubbornly tied the score to 3:3.

However, in the tiebreak final, the Warriors had too rich experience, and the Rockets performed poorly overall, so they eventually lost. But Van Vreet's performance is arguably without any problems.

In addition, Shin Kyung is the only All-Star center of the Rockets and the starting inside player who cannot be defeated by the Rockets. He is even more of a non-sale product for the Rockets. Unless you can get a superstar like Antetokounmpo, the Rockets will still reuse Shin Kyung and regard him as the core next season.

Jaylen Green performed poorly in the playoffs and deserved to be cleared out. Unfortunately, the Rockets management has spoken out directly, saying that he still trusts Jaylen Green very much and is willing to give him a chance. They believe that Jaylen Green has the potential to become a top scorer, so with all the plans, the Rockets' three core members are likely to stay in the team next season.

retains three cores, and the Rockets' Amen Thompson is not a seller. The other players, such as Tate, Jeff Green, Adams, etc., have already expired, so now the Rockets can only get 4 bargaining chips left. The first is Smith, who fell out of the starting lineup this season. Since he was injured in his hand after a shot, Smith has been recuperating for nearly a month.

During this time, Ethan and Amen Thompson took his main position. So Smith Jr. has not gotten much playing time in the playoffs. He averaged only 20 minutes per game in 7 playoffs, and his data is relatively average.

In addition, the Rockets' all-round forward Ethan. Although Ethan is proficient in everything, he has no special skills, and his three-point shooting from the outside is not particularly accurate, and he is easily overtaken in one step on the defensive end. Although he has strong rebounding skills, Ethan is not a non-sale product. Not to mention the other two new players, Whitmore and Shepard. Whitmore has strong scoring ability, but his other abilities are a mess; Shepard has even fallen out of rotation this season, and this talent but difficult to fulfill is also his biggest problem.

So, in addition to the three core members who stayed in the team and the non-selling Amen Thompson, several substitutes of the Rockets have expired or are the team options. The remaining four players with trade value are the substitutes we mentioned just now. If the Rockets want to exchange for star-level players, I believe these four players should be the core bargaining chips, and of course some first-round draft picks will also be included.

If the Rockets want to make a big deal, it will be difficult for 4 players to escape being traded; on paper, it will be difficult for 4 players to pack up and get superstars. Instead of this, the Rockets are better off leaving these 4 players to continue to reuse. If the Rockets want to continue to maintain such a lineup, these four players will also play a key role in the second team next season.