Stone said the Rockets are expected to continue their current lineup, but US reporters revealed that KD and Antetokounmpo are related to them

May 7th News Two days after the season ended, the Rockets held a press conference on the season summary, during which Rockets general manager Rafael Stone said that a thoughtful attitude will be taken when considering any changes to the existing roster.

Stone told reporters: "The team will likely continue the existing lineup configuration next time. The reason why they consider not making changes is because the threshold for changes is very high."

However, the outside world believes that the Rockets can only go further if they upgrade their lineup. Not long ago, sports reporter Joseph Zucker said in the report: "The biggest problem facing the Rockets is that none of Alperen Shinkin, Jaylen Green, Amen Thompson, Jabary Smith II or Tari Ethan looks like they can become the superstar who can lead the team to win the championship. At some point, the Rockets must make a big deal of all-in, and Stone has the bargaining chip to complete such a deal this summer." In December last year, well-known sports reporter Tim MacMahon reported that the Rockets "will not change the team's core this season", but after being eliminated this year, he pointed out that the Rockets did not "completely rule out" the possibility of trading Kevin Durant from the Suns, but he mentioned that the 36-year-old Durant is much older than the Rockets' core player, which is a factor to consider.

In addition, well-known sports journalist John Hollinger believes that if Giannis Antetokounmpo is preparing to leave the Milwaukee Bucks, the Rockets are a logical potential next home.