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Rockets 1 for 2 for sending away the White Devils: Stone saves money and collects 2 rounds, and the 14+3 roster rotation is quite sufficient

8:18am, 6 July 2025【Basketball】

In the early morning of July 6, ESPN reported that the Houston Rockets traded Whitmore to the Wizards for two second round picks. The deal gives Whitmore a great opportunity to get more appearances in the Wizards, who is about to turn 21.

Shams continues to report that the Rockets have negotiated trades over the past few weeks around the 2023 first-round No. 20 pick, and they have switched from the Wizards to the 2026 Bulls second-round pick and the 2029 Kings second-round pick. Whitmore averaged 10.8 points per game in the past two seasons, scoring 0.46 points per touch last season, ranking fourth among the 1,000 touches.

Data media showed Whitmore's data when starting in the Rockets' career: 20.2 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.2 blocks, a shooting percentage of 54.1%, and a three-point shooting percentage of 46.9%. Last season, Whitmore averaged 16.2 minutes per game with the Rockets, scoring 9.4 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 0.61 steals, and 0.25 blocks.

Xu media Bradeaux spoke out: Uduka once hoped that the White Demon could stay with the Rockets, but it was difficult for him to achieve this goal, which is why we rarely see the White Demon appear. He won't play in Houston anymore, but he still switched back to two second rounds, hoping he's good at Washington and he has great potential.

One day ago, salary structure expert Yossi Gozalan revealed that after the Rockets completed the transaction, the contract of 8 million from Jock Landale to 8 million was still more than 2 million from the first rich line (195.9 million), so the Rockets will have subsequent operations, Neway's 2.3 million is not guaranteed, Whitmore's 3.5 million is in operation, and in the end the Rockets did not sack Neway but traded the White Devils.

The Rockets' new 14+3 roster after trading the White Devils was released. Stone not only saved money but also formed a new lineup -

PG: Van Vleet, Shepard, Holiday;

SG: Neway, Amen Thompson, Durant (it has been revealed to be SG);

SF: Tate, Finney Smith;

PF: Ethan, Jabbarri Jr., Jeff Green;

C: Shinkyung, Adams, Capela;

Two-way contract: Kevin Harris, Dante, David Roddy;

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