Turn the gun head, Whitmore becomes the Sun s latest target, 3 traits make its status stronger than Green

The Suns wanted to trade Durant in the league, but for two consecutive weeks, it almost turned into a farce. The Suns always want to get more resources, but at the age of 37, there are no more teams to pay for it. Just like the Rockets, after giving the offer for Jaylen Green and the No. 10 pick in 2025, they refused to increase their bargaining chips.

However, according to the latest news, the Suns have not been prepared to accept Jaylen Green's three-year $100 million contract from the beginning, and the Rockets player they want the most is Jabbarri Jr., but the Rockets management has made it clear that the team refuses to give Ethan and Jab Jr. in the transaction. The Suns then turned the gun head and suggested that the Rockets need to put Whitmore into the trading chips.

Although Whitmore was not very prominent in the first two seasons of the Rockets, this does not mean that the Rockets have the idea of ​​trading him. The current team has the status of the other six young players, except for Jaylen Green, who wants to send Jaylen Green, is relatively stable, and some fans are more confused. Is Jaylen Green, who averages 20+ points per game, not as good as the Rockets player Whitmore?

The answer is that it is not necessarily comparable. Although Green is the second place in the 21st class, his progress in four years has been very slow. Until the end of last season, he relied on his physical fitness to score most of the offensive end. He ranked first in the league in total shooting blocks in the season, and his real shooting percentage is also the bottom of all players. In addition, he averaged 13.3 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game in the playoffs, a shooting percentage of 37.2%, and a three-point shooting percentage of 29.5%, which is well deserved to be the most disappointing lineup of the season. Although Whitmore is not as high as Jaylen Green in the draft, he has 3 very obvious advantages compared to Green now. The first is Whitmore's age. In the 23-year draft, Whitmore was the youngest player of the year. Even though two seasons have passed, he is only 20 years old. Compared with Green, who is already 23 years old, the White Devils have more potential to dig. Moreover, at this time when Whitmore entered the league, it was when Uduka joined the Rockets that he, Amen and Shepard, were the real direct line of coach Uduka.

At the same time, Whitmore also has a clear advantage in terms of salary. Next season, Jaylen Green's three-year $100 million contract will begin to be executed. If the Rockets still keep him at that time, the salary space will be under certain pressure. As a 20th pick in the first round, Whitmore's rookie contract totaled only $15.59 million in four years, while the contract of $3.53 million next season is nearly 10 times less than Jaylen Green.

The third and most important point is that Whitmore is no worse than Jaylen Green in terms of player ability. Jaylen Greene averaged 32 minutes of playing time in the rookie season and had unlimited firepower. He averaged only 17.3 points and 3.4 rebounds per game at the end of the season.

Whitmore's rookie season has to compete with a number of players in the team. At that time, the team already had stable rotations such as Green, Shin Kyung, Xiao Jia, Ethan, Van Vleet, and Dillon. The average time to Whitmore was only 18.7 minutes per game, but even so, Whitmore could average a record of 12.3 points and 3.8 rebounds per game.

Compared with the two, Whitmore not only has a stronger figure, but also has a harder body than Jaylen Green in terms of personal offense. Whether it is breaking through with the ball or shooting after retracement, Whitmore's efficiency is above Green. However, some people may say that Whitmore has no longer been reused by Uduka in the second season, which is simply nonsense. Last year, Uduka was more polishing Whitmore's defense and passing ball skills. At the same time, there were too many forward talents, so Whitmore's chances of playing were relatively few.

Just like Jaylen Brown, the core of the Celtics, his average playing time was cut by the team by 5 minutes in his third season of his career, and it did not affect his future growth at all. So it is not surprising that the Rockets will choose the latter among Green and White Devils. After all, in the NBA, strength, potential, and cost-effectiveness are eternal topics. Do you think the Rockets should trade Whitmore? Welcome to leave a message for discussion!