At the beginning of next month, teams will start to invite for trial training, which means that every hot rookie will be put under the "microscope" for further research, and their weaknesses and advantages will be evaluated more carefully!
According to the time line of previous years, after the joint trial training, the evaluation and willingness evaluation of the popular rookies from all teams will be released. However, this year's draft market is "calm", and the biggest news is that Stephen Castle's team has released a message: refuse to test for teams that already have starting point guards.
The Rockets, who hold the exploratory visa, are even more calm than ever. They only have a few players in the current interest list, such as Castle. Even insiders believe that Castle is just a smoke bomb released by the Rockets. It can be seen from this that the Rockets may not be optimistic about this rookie. Stone also said earlier that the probe may be used as a bargaining chip.
After the first two rounds of the playoffs ended, the free market, which was originally "plain", also began to bustle. Many people believed that the Cavaliers, Pelicans, Suns, etc. would break up teams and form new lineups. Many of the players released by these teams are hot cakes, including Donovan Mitchell.
The local American media NBA Analysis suggested that the Rockets should take this opportunity to grab Donovan Mitchell. After the evaluation of this rookie, they can use the exploratory visa as a bargaining chip to trade.
Mitchell has performed very well in this year's playoffs, with an average of 29.6 points, 5.4 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.3 steals. Although Mitchell faced multiple attacks in the playoffs, he still ensured efficiency, with a shooting percentage of 47.6%, which is the second highest in his career even in the regular season.
Mitchell's breakthrough was very rapid, the first step was very fast, and in disguised form, it was basically difficult to be predicted, just a little Wade. Mitchell is not the kind of player who sticks to fixed moves. He can adapt to the situation on the court, which is an important reason why he can break the bag.
Mitchell is far superior to Jay Green in terms of the current human ball combination ability and offensive influence. Green has been trained for three years. The upper limit of his future may not be as high as that of Mitchell now. In exchange, Mitchell may be the most direct upgrade to the second position.
The introduction of big name players at a high price may scare many fans now, because the Nets, Clippers and Suns are all lessons learned from the past. However, there may be no such concern about introducing Mitchell for two reasons: first, Mitchell is not an old star. He is only 27 years old at present, and there will be at least three or four years to go before his peak; Second, the Rockets do not need to pay too many key players as chips to replace Mitchell, so it will not destroy the core structure of the team.
If Mitchell is really available, the Rockets can form the starting line-up of Amen, Mitchell, Ethan/Dillon, Smith Jr. and Shen Jing. This lineup combines offensive firepower and defensive flexibility, which is still very good. If it develops smoothly, the Rockets will at least be regular visitors in the future playoffs!
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