In order to enter the playoffs, the Rockets may adjust the No. 2 position! Consider trading Jalen Green
I'm sure it's clear to everyone that they never made the playoffs after James Harden left, and they didn't make the playoffs in their third season. Houston's results are not good, so people pay a lot less attention to them, and their patience with the Rockets is getting worse and worse, especially when they see that the Rockets are getting worse and worse year by year, and the Rockets are still struggling to hold up, everyone will be disappointed.
The top management of the Rockets thought so, you know, the strength of the Rockets is not too good, but in the past 20 years, they have been in the NBA and have not entered the playoffs for three years, which is too rare. Therefore, this season the managers of the Rockets, their goal is to make the playoffs, but for the Rockets, they can only be ranked 11th now, and it is difficult to even play in the playoffs, let alone compete with other teams for a playoff spot.
But with more than 30 league games to play, the Rockets have too many good things at their disposal, and they can improve their role and increase the overall level of the team to try to get more playoff spots in the remaining 30 rounds.
At the moment, there are reports that all five of the Rockets' youth players, excluding Alpuen Shenkin, are in danger of being sold, and it looks like they have great hopes for their playoff dreams. Even an NBA correspondent, Zach Lowe, said that the Rockets want to make the playoffs to fight for a playoff spot, and Jalen Green's transfer rumors have come as a result.
In other words, in Jalen Green's case, the Rockets can't make it to the NBA Finals, so upgrading to the second pick and putting Jalen Green on the All-Star Game roster could be the Rockets' best hope. It's not that Jalen Green isn't good enough, it's just that his progress is too slow, Jalen Green is 21 years old this year, but he has been in the NBA for three years, and Jalen Green has not performed well in the past three years, and his progress is faster than other players, so if the Rockets still want to enter the playoffs, they can send Jalen Green away first, and then buy a star, if the Rockets still want to enter the playoffs, they must send Jalen Green away and find another star to replace them, in that case, The Rockets have no chance of making the playoffs. For the Rockets, their biggest goal is to make the playoffs.
Some people will say, is it too wasteful to trade such a talented player for Jalen Green? From the Rockets' point of view, this is not a pity, the Rockets' young players are not only Jalen Green, they are the core of the team, counting Green, there are six people at most, even if Jalen Green is lost, five people will become the core of the team.
The odds of making it to the Finals are slim to none, and the Rockets will trade Jaren Green for Ever, but before hitting the trade button, they need someone stronger than Jalen Green and, of course, better yet, the star. Moreover, in order to improve the overall strength of the team, sending away Jalen Green is expected to take the Rockets to the next level.