The Rockets and Wizards are planning to trade 3 for 1? Whitmore exchanges for top scorers?

According to Suns reporter John Gambadoro on the podcast program "Full court pass", Suns management is actively promoting Durant's deal, and it is urgent. He is expected to be sent away before the June 25 draft will begin. The Rockets were once the Suns' number one trading target because general manager Raphael Stone has three future first-round picks in his hands. But Durant is 36 years old after all, and his condition is declining year by year, with an annual salary of up to $54.71 million next season. According to Kelly Iko, the Rockets have received multiple calls from the Suns after the end of this season. General Manager James Jones has gradually lowered his asking price for Durant, but the Rockets management is worried that he will destroy the chemistry that the team has finally established, so the deal is already difficult to take shape.

Recently, the US media "NBA Analysis Network" suggested that the Rockets management will pursue Wizards' sharpshooter Gispert in the offseason this summer, thereby making up for the lack of firepower on the offensive end. Gispert is the same rookie of Jaylen Green and Shin Kyung. He ranks ahead of Shin Kyung in draft picks. He is ten years younger than Durant and focuses on off-ball play. He is used to finding open shooting opportunities through active running. He has a strong sense of team cooperation and plays similar to Klay Thompson of the Mavericks and Cameron Johnson of the Nets. The media provided a 3-for-1 trading offer to the Rockets and Wizards. If the negotiations go smoothly, Whitmore will be sent to Washington as a bargaining chip. The specific trading plan is: the Rockets send Jock Landale + Aaron Holiday + Cory Gispert, who won the Wizards' 10th pick in 2025.

Rockets Kelly Iko once revealed on the show that several teams in the league asked about Rockets player Whitmore. He has difficulty getting a stable playing time in the tactical system of head coach Uduka, and sometimes expresses dissatisfaction. However, Uduka is a tough coach. He took more severe countermeasures against Bai Mo's "provocative" move, and even excluded him from the rotation lineup. Although Whitmore has not filed a trade application, his future with the Rockets is not optimistic. The Wizards' bad work has not been going well in recent seasons, and general manager Dawkins has not been able to accumulate enough talented players. Whitmore, the Wizards, ranked last in the East, will get a lot of performance opportunities and even enter the starting lineup, which is a treatment that the Rockets cannot provide for them.

In addition, the Wizards can also get a first-round pick with the 10th pick in return. 2025 is the year of the draft, and this signing is likely to pick up a treasure. Gispert is more suitable for the Rockets' tactical system than Whitmore. Although he lacks talent and limited potential, as a pitcher with superb shooting skills, he can score 11.6 points, 3 rebounds, 1.7 assists and a three-point shooting percentage of 36.4% per game in 26.2 minutes of playing time. The Wizards lack core players who can open up the field and playmakers with outstanding passing skills, so Gispert's shot is mostly a barely shot after 24 seconds is about to arrive. The Rockets have Shin Kyung and Jaylen Green to attract defensive firepower, and Van Vleet and Amen Thompson to organize the tandem. It can be foreseen that Gispert can get more open shots in the Rockets.

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