Only 18 points in 19 shots! The Rockets new shooter is sluggish. Shouldn t Stone send away the White Devils? 1 for 2 is too hasty

In this offseason, the Houston Rockets have many trades and signing moves. Of course, many players have come to the Rockets, and some have been abandoned by the Rockets. Star players such as Durant, Finney Smith, Capela have joined the Rockets. Next season, they will contribute to the Rockets; and Langdale, McVay, Nate Williams, etc. have been cut by the Rockets.

In order to get Durant, the Rockets had to give up 23-year-old Jaylen Green and their starting forward Dillon. It was indeed a pity, but in order to get Durant, such a deal is understandable. The only deal that is a bit uncomprehensible is the Rockets' deal for Whitmore to trade for the Wizards' two second-round draft picks. In fact, such a deal is very much for Whitmore. After all, among the Rockets, the forward line next season will already have famous players such as Durant, Smith Jr., Finney Smith and Ethan. No matter how good Whitmore performs, it will be difficult for him to enter the rotation among the Rockets. In the Wizards, he will have more chances to play. However, it was too hasty to send Whitmore away and the Rockets only received two future second-round picks.

On paper, the Rockets did not make anything. After all, for the sake of Whitmore, the Rockets used a first-round draft pick to pick him up. Now the two second-round picks have been sent away. The Rockets don't know what they are looking for.

And on July 14, today's summer league, the Rockets lost to the Pistons and suffered two consecutive losses. Their 21-year-old new shooter Shepard was in a very sluggish form, and he scored only 18 points in 19 shots throughout the game.

Shepard, as the main point guard, made 6 of 19 shots in 28 minutes, made 1 of 7 three-pointers, 18 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, and 4 steals in the game, and 6 turnovers, with a plus-minus value of -26, the Rockets' lowest. Although 18 points is the Rockets' most scores, Shepard often relies on a lot of shots to accumulate points, which is why he has produced good data.

However, on both offense and defense, players of Shepard's level cannot understand in the summer league. Can he really perform well in the Rockets' regular season and even in the playoffs in the new season? Obviously a bit suspicious. Recently, Shepard has become more and more like a parallel product.

Whitmore has been sent away long ago. The Rockets have a serious lack of staff in the backcourt next season. We can't always count on veterans Van Vreet and Aaron Holiday. Now that the Rockets have cut off Williams, they only have three defenders left in the backcourt to use, Uduka will definitely be quite troublesome in laying out troops. So, if Shepard's performance is not good, the Rockets still have Whitmore in the backcourt, it will somewhat relieve some of the pressure. Now the Rockets easily and hastyly sent Whitmore to the Eastern Conference Wizards, which is obviously a bit lacking in consideration.

Whitmore, known as the "White Devil", has average defensive ability, but his scoring ability is really strong and his scoring efficiency is also very high. It is indeed a pity that the Rockets sent him to the Wizards in vain. Seeing Shepard's current downturn really reminds everyone of this deal that made the Rockets suffer a lot. If Whitmore is still in the team, the Summer United Rockets will not be so passive.