Jalen Green shot 8 of 20 three-pointers in the previous game, and contributed 23 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists on 6 of 12 shots, although this performance is temporarily eye-catching, but it is still difficult to hide Jalen Green's slump this season, whether it is his personal data or shooting percentage is declining, and it is not an exaggeration to say that Jalen Green seems to have never reached his peak in terms of his potential.
Last season, Jalen Green only averaged 22 points per game in the bad team Rockets, although Coach Silas gave Jalen Green unlimited shots, but Jalen Green could only end last season with an average of 22 points per game. Jalen Green's average points per game this season has been as low as 17 points, which is no different from even his rookie season, just when everyone was suspicious of Jalen Green, Rockets coach Udoka still stood up for Green personally, saying that the Rockets would not put Jalen Green on the bench.
It's just Udoka's words, and if Jalen Green is still in poor form in the future, then it's only a matter of time before he is called out of the starting lineup. The goal of the Rockets is to win in the present, after all, they have no shortage of young players worth cultivating now, the interior combination of Jabari Smith Jr. and Alperen Shenjing is already the best young interior combination in the NBA, and Amen Thompson and Whitmore are two rookies who also have outstanding abilities.
Not to mention that the Rockets also have Tari Eason on the bench, a star forward known as "Little Leonard", even if they lose Jalen Green, the Rockets will still not have too much to lose. Even NBA celebrity Bill Simmons talked about a trade proposal for the Rockets on a show, arguing that the Hawks have no room to grow and that they should break up the roster because Dejounte Murray and Trae Young are both on the floor at the same time, and their net efficiency is negative.
And these two are also the Hawks' best players, Trae Young can't move, but if the Hawks want to trade Murray, it's very necessary. Bill Simmons suggested that the Hawks could go to the Rockets to negotiate with Murray for Jalen Green and other players, as well as a future draft pick, and if the Rockets want to improve their game and go far in the playoffs, then bringing in star guard Dejounte Murray is the best option.
It's just that the salaries of the two are not very equal, Murray has an annual salary of $18.21 million this season, Jalen Green is only in the third year of his rookie season, and his annual salary is only $9.89 million, which means that more than $9 million wants to exchange for a contract of more than $18 million, so the Rockets must take another player and draft picks.
The Rockets trade the future for the present, and if such a trade goes through, then the Rockets' idea of winning in the present will take effect. It's just that Dejounte Murray's performance is also good and bad, whether he can adapt to the Rockets' tactical system, no one knows, although Jalen Green is not performing well, but he still has room to rise, after all, Green is just a 21-year-old young player, and the Rockets should not trade him easily.