The Rockets target must be Durant, and the La Timberwolves make up the numbers to raise the price and slaughter the Rockets

Durant trades, the Timberwolves must help the Sun raise the price. Why? There is no need to say much about the Timberwolves' performance this year. The regular season is about to collapse. The playoffs can only be barely entered. When they met Curry's injured Warriors in the playoffs, they picked up a big miss and entered the Western Conference Finals.

If the Rockets win Durant at a small price in the offseason, there will be almost no hope for the Timberwolves in the small-season market, so he must raise the price. The Timberwolves have always been eager for quick success and instant benefits, which can be seen from the trade between the Towns and the Knicks. Now the Timberwolves know that they are the team that will collapse anyway.

So he didn't break or set up, raised his offer, and got Durant. He was able to sell tickets in the small market, but he couldn't get it, which also made other teams in the West that got Durant. The La Timberwolves are priced at the Rockets. Durant is not interested in such a small city, and the Timberwolves trade will have to be demolished, so there are too many uncertain factors. The same goes for the Heat, so one more is not paid tax. All of these rockets are there.

With the release of two news today, the Rockets are basically famous brands, and Van Jordan is likely not to leave. Jaylen Green is the only bargaining chip. Adams renews his contract, and the Rockets will definitely not choose center in the No. 10 draw, so it is impossible for Quinn. It has become inevitable that Langdale will get out. The Rockets hope to reach a contract with Van Jordan with a low average salary for many years. In addition, the Rockets delayed the execution of Van Jordan's contract, so the probability of Mr. Fan leaving is not high.

In Durant's trade, the odds Rockets are still in the top three, and the Heat, Timberwolves, Rockets are not far behind, and the Rockets do not withdraw like the Spurs. So to sum up. There is only one possibility. At present, Jaylen Green is definitely one of the bargaining chips, and Langdale is also one of the balance. What remains is whether Xiao Shi and the draft pick Rockets are willing to play, or how many games they play.

Heat's chips are obviously not as good as those of the Rockets, once they go to the Heat. Those who go to the Suns will definitely not be able to help the Suns rise in the short term, and the Rockets have a draft pick more valuable. The Timberwolves and Suns are both second-class and cannot be traded directly. They could only ask a third party to find a way to swallow part of the contract. The remaining chips to the Sun may not help the Sun get up in the short term. Now the Rockets are making steady profits and are quietly waiting to take Durant away at the minimum price. The Rockets' target must be Durant, and the Rockets' target of signing must be Durant. First of all, judging by the performance of the Rockets in the 2025 season, Uduka injected defensive strength and rebounding guarantees into the Rockets, but offense has become a part of the drag of the Rockets. Although Durant is already 37, he is still the top offensive player in the league, and the Rockets have three first-round picks for the Suns. Whether it is for the Rockets, Suns or Durant, this is the most suitable deal.

The current difficulty for Rockets manager Stone is that he has to spend several first rounds to trade Durant, and for the Rockets, of course, he has to lower the price of Durant. It happened that Stone was a master who used the media to build momentum. She first released the news that she wanted to trade Antetokounmpo, just to tell the Suns management that the Rockets were not necessarily Durant. If the Suns' draft pick fell into the hands of the Bucks, it would be difficult for the Suns to trade their draft picks back.

But if you analyze it carefully, Antetokounmpo is not in line with the Rockets at present, especially if Amen and Alex are on the court at the same time, the Rockets will have no projection space, so Antetokounmpo is by no means the best solution for the Rockets. The media then released news that Durant was going to join the Spurs.

But the credibility of this comparison is still very low. First of all, the Spurs are still in the reconstruction period, and even if Durant joins, they will not enter the championship ranks. But it is obvious that Durant wants to join a championship team. Stone then recruited Durant's friends to join the Rockets management, which may be recruited, but more likely is about Durant's renewal.