The deal ends! The Suns are losing money! In just two years, Durant has "reduced prices" and the Rockets are promising in the future

Although he lost to the Warriors in the first round, the Rockets' record of second in the Western Conference in the regular season, and the Warriors series was entangled in the tiebreak, showing resilience and solid defense, etc., which have far exceeded everyone's expectations. Even in the eyes of many fans, the Rockets are only one superstar away from competing for the championship. The most common trading rumors with the Rockets are undoubtedly Durant and Antetokounmpo, but according to the latest news, the Rockets are not very interested in Durant.

According to TA Rockets reporter Kelly Iko and famous reporter Sam Amick, the Rockets believe that Durant is not suitable for the team. According to reports, the Suns have actively contacted the Rockets to facilitate Durant's deal. Although Durant is interested in joining Houston, the Rockets are reserved for introducing Durant, largely because Durant's age is out of place with the team's younger development plan, and they are worried that in order to introduce Durant, they will have to match the salary of more than $50 million next year.

The transaction ended and the sun was losing money! In just two years, Durant has crazily "reduced prices"!

Adu is in a very awkward situation now. Of course there are many teams who want him, but they don’t want to pay too much. It’s not easy for Durant to go to a championship team. You should know that just two years ago, in order to get Durant, the Suns gave Bridges, Cameron Johnson and four first-round picks. Now Bridges's transaction value alone exceeds Durant (the Knicks exchanged 5 first-round picks for the Bridge), and the Suns lost to this deal at the beginning.

Of course, it is not ruled out that the Rockets are deliberately reducing the price. Antetokounmpo is indeed younger and dominant, but if the Rockets want to get Antetokounmpo, it will not only pay a lot of first-round picks, but the Bucks during the reconstruction period will inevitably ask for the Rockets' young man, which is not in line with the Rockets' team building ideas.

Although Durant is 36 years old, players like him plug and play wherever they go. The Rockets don’t need to worry about Adu’s adaptation. From the Thunder to the Warriors to the Nets, Durant can seamlessly integrate into any system.

In the series against the Warriors, the Rockets performed well on the defensive end. They were the most successful team in the league to limit Curry, but offensive problems were fully exposed. According to statistics from US data experts, in the playoffs, the Rockets' half-field offensive efficiency is extremely low, and their effective shooting percentage is only higher than that of the Grizzlies. Most of the Rockets' scoring is focused on fast breaks and rebounds fighting for a second offensive opportunity. It can be said that as long as they fall into positional offense, the Rockets' scoring will be very difficult, and they can only rely on Van Vleet's forced attack.

Durant's arrival can improve the team's offensive level. Durant, who does not need to consume too much defensively, will be the Rockets' most confident pitcher. In addition, Durant can also control the Rockets' offense at critical moments and score by himself when the offense is in trouble. His key ball stability must be stronger than VanVleet.

In short, the Rockets have the initiative this summer and they have a promising future.