Rockets dig the corner of the Bucks?

The situation of the Bucks in the new season is worrying. In order to avoid paying excessive luxury taxes, general manager Horst cut off All-Star point guard Damian Lillard. This wave of operations is really surprising, after all, this will make the Bucks gradually move away from the championship. In addition, starting center Lopez was poached by the Clippers. He and Antetokounmpo have been in the interior for six seasons, and they have a close relationship and a tacit cooperation. Even if general manager Horst signed the space-type insider Turner who helped the Pacers reach the finals, there are still great variables in whether he and Antetokounmpo can be compatible. Therefore, the Bucks' prospects for the new season are not optimistic. Milwaukee fans are worried that Antetokounmpo will leave the team before and after the All-Star Game. As a top insider as Jokic, there are many teams in the league that are interested in him.

The Rockets management is drooling with Antetokounmpo. In order to get him, General Manager Raphael Stone is willing to give young All-Star center Shin Kyung as a bargaining chip, thereby creating a three-piece combination of Durant, Antetokounmpo and Amen Thompson. But sending Antetokounmpo away was a choice that the Bucks management had to make, and there were great variables. Fisher, a reporter from the US media "Open Sports", suggested that at the beginning of the new season, once the Bucks' record cannot meet expectations, the Rockets will start with poaching tough guy Portis and gradually collapse the lineup system built by head coach Rivers. The media provided a 2-for-1 trading offer to the Rockets and Bucks. The specific trading plan is: the Rockets send Tari Ethan + Clint Capela to get Bobby Portis of the Bucks.

According to Rockets reporter Ary, Tari Ethan's agent has been negotiating early contract renewal with the Rockets management in the past week. Ethan's agent team believes that Jabbarri Smith's five-year, $122 million contract should be the bottom line, but Rockets general manager Rafael Stone obviously has different views. Ethan's injury risks have caused a low attendance rate. As a substitute player, his annual salary should be around $20 million. The differences between the two sides make it difficult to reach a contract renewal agreement in a short period of time. Rockets fans are worried that the two sides will eventually evolve into a bad relationship between the Warriors management and Kumingga. Therefore, the Rockets management is open to sending Ethan away, especially after he got the same attributes of the player Finney Smith. The former's playing time will inevitably be affected, so he is not rejected from leaving Houston, which is highly competitive.

Potis averaged 25.3 minutes per game last season, scoring 13.9 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists, and shooting 36.5% of the three-point shooting percentage. He is known for his tough playing style. When he was young, he interrupted Mirotic's nose during training, causing the latter to eventually withdraw from the NBA and return to play for the European arena. The Bucks wanted to get Kumingga through a sign-on and then exchange deal, but the Warriors management asked to add Portis's name to the deal, but was flatly rejected by the Bucks general manager Horst. But Ethan, who is also tough in playing style, may be able to impress the Bucks management. He is 6 years younger than Portis, and his skills still have room to improve. The Bucks management is willing to use a five-year contract to keep him in Milwaukee. As long as he stays healthy, Ethan may be able to become the next Antetokounmpo.

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