$316 million in five years! Sun disease is in a hurry to seek medical treatment, and the Rockets play a big game

Two months ago, the US media released news that the Rockets were confident in Jaylen Green and decided to give up Booker's goal.

Judging from what happened later, it is false that the Rockets still have confidence in Jaylen Green, but it is indeed true that they give up on Booker.

According to TA at the time, Booker's contract was too big and his condition was average this season, which are the reasons why the Rockets had doubts about him.

In the end, the Rockets traded 36-year-old Durant at a relatively low price and sent Jaylen Green away. The Suns were in a hurry to seek medical treatment. They chose to continue to regard Booker as the core and give him a contract renewal in advance, and build a team around him.

famous reporter Shams revealed that the Sun will reach a two-year, $145 million contract extension with Booker.

Salary expert Bobby Marks said Booker's current contract has three years left, with an annual salary of 53.14 million next season, an annual salary of 57.08 million from 2026 to 2027, and an annual salary of 61.02 million from 2027 to 2028. With two new contracts in another two years, Booker's total salary in the next five years will reach $316 million.

Alexander previously signed a four-year, $285 million contract renewal with the Thunder. He led the team to win the championship and deserved the salary. If Booker is the Alexander-level league top defender, then such a contract is reasonable. But Booker's ability to lead the team is overestimated, and his athletic ability is not first-class. He began to show signs of physical decline at the age of 28. The Suns, which have been seriously overdrawn in the future, renewed their contract with Booker to lock the space ahead of schedule, and the Rockets may become the beneficiary.

Why do you say that? The Houston Rockets still retain the Suns' first round pick in 2027 and the first round pick in 2029. Judging from the current situation of the Suns, these two first-round picks have a good chance of appreciation.

At the beginning, some fans thought that the Rockets' deal to send Harden to the Nets was a loss, and Stone's negotiation ability was not good. Harden is the next player, and the Rockets do not have absolute initiative. Stone cleverly used the 76ers to raise prices and emptied the Nets' first round pick. Later, the Nets signed Ethan and Shepard to the Rockets. The Nets are in the East, with cap space and draft picks, and future first-round picks may depreciate. Under such circumstances, Stone targeted the Suns' sign in the Nets' hands.

The Rockets used the Nets to exchange the Suns to win a big game. The Suns are in the wild West with fierce competition and overdrawing the future. This team's lineup is unreasonable and there are hidden dangers of injury. Stone predicted that the Suns' signing would appreciate, and finally reached a deal with the Nets, who wanted to get his first round pick back.

A year ago, American media said that the Rockets hoarded Suns signs to get Durant, and Booker was also their target.

Woj, a famous reporter who was still on ESPN at the time, said: The Rockets' target is Durant. The Rockets have the right to swap drafts with the Suns in 2025, as well as the Suns' first-round draft pick in 2027 and the Suns' first-round draft pick in 2029. If the Suns face splitting then, the Rockets will be in a good position to pursue a younger Booker.

The collapse of the sun was completely expected by Stone, and everything was going according to his plan.

Durant or Booker? Uduka obviously prefers the former, and Stone supports him. Stone took the initiative in the deal negotiations with the Suns management, and in the end the Rockets traded successfully to get the league's top star Durant, thus solving the problem that Houston could not score at a critical moment.