The weather is calm, the two new stars are intercepted and the Rockets choose to hold on. Yaku is not the team s real goal

NBA Draft has officially opened, and the top 30 players in the first round have been selected today. However, the Rockets, who had been making frequent moves and repeatedly asked Van Vleet and cut off Langdale, had no movement at all. This made many people say, was the transaction hinted by the Rockets' official media a few days ago a lie?

Judging from the progress of the entire draft, it is more likely that the Rockets did not meet a rookie who was suitable for the team in the first round rankings they had negotiated. We can start from the Rockets' perspective and look at the development of this draft, and perhaps we can understand the reason why the Rockets remained silent.

First of all, the top three picks, although the Spurs and the 76ers have released news that they can trade high picks, but if they want to get these two picks, the Rockets will pay a very high price. Not only will young players such as Whitmore and Shepard in the team be traded, but they may not even be able to keep the first round of the Suns in 27 and 29 years.

The Rockets' strategy is to choose a trade to win the target when it falls. And in the 10th pick in the first round, when the Suns chose MaluAchi, a small episode appeared. Because Jaylen Green's new contract will only take effect on July 7. So the Rockets and Suns' deal with Durant has not been completed in essence.

When MaluAchi was called to his name in the 10th pick, he wore a hat with the Rockets logo when he came to the stage to shake hands with the president Xiao Hua. At that time, many fans misunderstood, thinking that there was something wrong with the deal between the Rockets and the Suns. Then President Xiao Hua came forward to explain, and people dispelled their doubts.

When the Nets defeated Nolan with the 19th pick in the first round, they actually said from the side that the Rockets are likely to give up participating in this draft. Because in previous predictions, the Rockets are most likely to trade to get the Nets' first round 19 pick.

Then why did the Rockets eventually give up trading this draft pick? In fact, it is easy to explain, that is, the target person in their minds has been selected. The Rockets have only tried two players with the market in the middle of the first round, one is Carter Bryant. They are predicted to be selected at the 10th pick in the first round and were eventually picked by the Spurs in the first round 14th pick. The second place is inside player Joao Berlange, who is predicted to be selected at the 15th pick in the first round, and he was finally selected by the Timberwolves at the 17th pick.

So even if the Rockets got the 19th pick, they could no longer win these two potential new stars, and immediately chose to give up the trade. At the same time, this also confirms that the Rockets are not very interested in popular rookie Casparas Jacuzzonis. When the team hasn't finalized a deal with the Suns about Durant, the Rockets will pick Yaku from the University of Illinois at the 10th pick in 80% of the simulated list. His mock draft pick has reached the fifth pick.

At the University of Illinois, Yaku averaged 15.2 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game. He is a backcourt ball handler with a big picture and excellent shooting ability. This is very complementary to the roles that the Rockets currently lacks in their lineup. In the end, even though he fell to the 19th pick in the first round, the Rockets did not choose to trade to remove him, which means the team is not very optimistic about the rookie. In the end, Yaku was selected by the Heat in the 20th pick in the first round.

Although the Rockets did not win any results in the first round draft in 25 years, this is not a bad thing. If you can't choose a player, you will naturally not choose a trade. Although Yaku has the most downs, his physical fitness is mediocre. In official NBA games, it is very easy to make stable output due to insufficient confrontation. There is no problem in the team choosing to give up after evaluating the risks.

However, the draft has not officially ended yet. In the second round of Taobao next year, the Rockets may win one or two players, such as Fleming, who accidentally lost the first round. This 21-year-old junior forward is likely to become a high-quality 3D player of Ethan and Xiao Jia. As for how the team will operate in the end, there will be a clear answer in 24 hours! What do you think of the Rockets not making any transactions in the first round? Welcome to leave a message for discussion!