Foreign media suggests! Rockets Dillon + Xiao Jia and other 4 players + 2 first rounds, exchange for Suns KD and Van Jordan to stay in the team for 3 years

Foreign media really dared to think about it. They exposed such a brain-breaking trading plan, packaged four main players including Di Long and Xiao Jia, and then took on two future first-round picks, just to exchange for the 37-year-old Durant, plus a three-year, $70 million re-signed Van Vleet. This operation is simply a bet on Houston's future, and the whole league is waiting to see the joke.

When Uduka took over the Rockets in 2023, he finally climbed out of the quagmire with the tough guy style of a group of young people and Van Jordan. Last year, he was on the verge of the playoffs. Now he wants to break up the team when his mind is hot? Di Long and Xiao Jia are the defensive faces. Di Long averaged 12 points and 4 rebounds per game, Xiao Jia averaged 15 points and 8 rebounds and had three-pointers. In addition to the other two rotation players, this almost hollowed out the Rockets' forward line. What's even more outrageous is that Van Jordan will be 31 next year, giving him a 3-year contract of 70 million yuan. If his condition declines, the Rockets will directly lock in the salary space. Isn't this a replica of the script of the Big Three of the Suns?

The most puzzled thing is that although Durant can still score 26 points per game, he can look at his ending in the Suns. The Achilles tendon has been hit twice. The team lost 20 games last season and collapsed directly. The winning rate plummeted from 53% to 15%. The Rockets want to rely on him to lead the newcomer to the championship. The problem is that KD will be 37 next year, and the movement speed is as slow as a sloth, and the defensive end is basically a decoration.

Foreign media also boast about the Big Three of KD+Shen Kyung+Green, but don't forget how the Big Three of the Suns fell, with stars gathering, defensive colanders, and salary explosions. The Rockets' plan is like digging the Suns again. The only innovation is that they give two extra first-round picks, which is like a supermarket sales.

Van Jordan's contract renewal is even more of a mystery, 70 million in 3 years? He averaged 18 points and 7 assists last season, but his three-point shooting percentage was only 34%. He liked to shoot in a critical moment. If the Rockets really want to spend this money, it would be better to go to the free market to find a young point guard. Now who doesn't know that Van Jordan is a representative of high salary and low ability? The Raptors let him go and secretly enjoy it. The Rockets are better. Not only do they not get rid of the burden, they also have extra money to renew their contracts. Fans want to smash TV after watching it.

What is worse than the Suns is the Rockets' assets. If two first-round picks are sent away, the draft picks before 2027 will be basically cleared, and young people will be all bargaining chips. Once KD comes, Green and Shin Kyung's ball rights will be directly reduced, and it would be strange if the locker room is not blown up. Foreign media also hope that KD will teach new players, but who doesn't know about Durant's locker room issues in the Nets and the Suns. Green is afraid that it is not about replicating the famous scene of Green's boxing Poole. If this deal really happens, the Rockets' salary will reach 180 million next year, and the luxury tax will hurt, and the result may not be even in the top eight in the West.

The only way to stop the loss now is to wake up quickly, either keep the young man to level up slowly, or you can really change to KD, but don’t make the first round pick. Learn Jazz Angie’s method. One Gobert can exchange for ten first rounds. The Rockets at least suppress the price. But depending on Fertitta’s attitude, maybe the deal will be officially announced tomorrow, and by the way, Van Jordan will add a player option. If you really do this, Houston fans can directly book the No. 1 pick in 2026.