Many Rockets fans who like Jalen Green may be disappointed. Recently, especially as the trade deadline approaches, many fans have speculated about what assets the Rockets will use to trade for which players to upgrade the roster and achieve the team's goal of making the playoffs.
At first, many fans were optimistic that the Rockets would use expiring contracts, negative equity, or first-round and second-round picks to seek reinforcements in the trade market, and it was generally believed that the Rockets would not use any of the so-called "Rockets Six" (Shin Jing, Smith, Jalen Green, Eason, Whitmore, Amen Thompson) to upgrade the team. But the thinking of the team's top management is very different from the starting point of the fans' thinking...
The frequent trade rumors involving Jalen Green and the Nets Bridges, Bulls LaVine, Knicks Grimes, etc., should not be groundless.
We tried to analyze the real thoughts of the team through the reports of several well-known and reputable journalists or ** people. (in chronological order).
Rockets reporters said on January 31 that Jalen Green is no longer considered for sale!
Veteran Rockets reporter Kelly Iko co-wrote at The Atheletic about the Rockets' trade moves this season. Sources also revealed that Jalen Green, who was once seen as a non-sale, has had a lot of ups and downs, and whether he can contribute consistently will determine his prospects with the Rockets. While the Rockets are not interested in trading Tari Eason or Jabari Smith, in addition, Alperen Shenjing is also not for sale for the Rockets.
American reporters said on February 2 that the team is open to ** Jalen Green in exchange for a star player!
According to American journalist Sam Amick, Jalen Green is not seen as a key part of the team within the Rockets, and the Rockets are open to trading Jalen Green for a star player.
Celebrity Stein, Feb. 2**, Rockets' attempt to trade Jalen Green for Nets Bridges failed!
According to reporter Marc Stein, sources revealed that the Rockets offered Jalen Green to the Nets as part of the chips in getting Bridges in the trade. But there was no progress in the negotiations between the two teams.
Milname Notes on Feb. 3 called the Rockets cool down the idea of trading Jalen Green!
However, the author believes that the Rockets did not dismiss the idea of trading Green, but that the Nets rejected the Rockets' proposal to trade Bridges, causing the Rockets to temporarily abandon the idea. If the Nets agree, the Rockets must press the trade button and use the "Jalen + return first-round pick" trade to get Bridges! Isn't it?
Action Network reporter Matt Moore wrote a column about the Rockets' recent trade moves. According to sources, the Rockets may have cooled down on the idea of trading Jalen Green due to his recent outstanding performance, although, Jalen Green was a significant bargaining chip for the Rockets' previous Mikal Bridges.
The Bulls offered to use Jalen Green as the center in exchange for LaVine on Feb. 6!
According to Yahoo reporter Jake Fischer, the Bulls reached out to the Rockets to ask if they were interested in a Jalen Green-centric trade for LaVine, according to sources.
A series of trading proposals involving Jalen Green have been released one after another. Regardless of whether the proposer is the Rockets or another team, this means that the Rockets have revealed the information that "Jalen Green can be traded" to other teams through several channels, which means that he has been put on the shelf.
Recently, Jalen Green has played eye-catching, and even averaged 30+ points per game in 5 consecutive games, and his performance at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends was relatively comprehensive. However, Jalen Green's biggest problem is that his performance is extremely inconsistent, his defensive efficiency is low, his confrontation ability is seriously insufficient, and his ability to read the game is not strong. Despite the occasional highlight-reel performance, it did not impress the team's top management. Anyone with a discerning eye knows that the team's top management is planning to "sell" Jalen Green.
The NBA is in fact a commercial league, commercial is far more competitive than competitive, and players are essentially just beautifully packaged commodities. Although each of the league's 30 teams keeps saying that they want to win the championship, they all know that there is only one championship every year. The championship is reserved for the top teams, and those teams that do not enter the stream are just concentrating on tax avoidance and making money under the guise of the championship....