The backcourt star + No. 10 draw! The Rockets core offer to chase Durant is released! The Suns want 2 substitutes

This season, the Phoenix Suns finally ranked 11th in the Western Conference regular season. Although it has three stars: Booker, Durant and Bill, the Suns this season are obviously a failure. They paid a lot of luxury taxes, but ultimately missed the playoffs. In addition to replacing Budenholzer, the Suns management also wanted to rebuild because the Suns have rebuilt several times in recent years.

The Suns had the best record in the finals led by Booker and Paul a few years ago, but eventually lost to the Bucks and finished second. Since then, the Suns have been on a downward trend. Although they won Durant two years ago, the team has not had a good record for some reason. Now the Suns want to start reconstruction and sending Durant away for future reconstruction assets is the main goal. Many teams are interested in Durant, and the Suns want to send Durant to the Rockets. The Rockets also have some interest in the 36-year-old veteran star, but the offer offered by the Rockets does not seem to be particularly generous. On June 17, we saw several sources revealing that the Rockets had conducted substantial negotiations with the Suns on Durant, and the Rockets had already issued a offer, and the core of this offer was very clear. The Rockets want to send out their 23-year-old shooting guard Jaylen Green, as well as the No. 10 pick this year, which comes from the Suns. Jaylen Green is the starting shooting guard of the Rockets and the Rockets' regular season scoring champion this season. He can average 21 points per game, and also has 4.6 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 0.3 blocks and 0.9 steals, with a shooting percentage of 42.3%. However, in the seven games in the playoffs, Jaylen Green's data fell to 13.3 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 2.9 assists per game, with a shooting percentage dropping to 37.2%, and his three-point shooting percentage dropped below 30%. So it seems that being good at playing the regular season but not in the playoffs is Jaylen Green's problem. Once you fight a tough battle, it will be lost. The Rockets seem to find it difficult to keep Jaylen Green.

Jaylen Green has said before that he wants to continue to play for the Rockets and does not want to be traded to other teams. He also publicly promised that he would perform well in the playoffs next season and would not fall into a slump and struggle again. But the Rockets have given Jaylen Green four years, and they really have no patience. If they can exchange him for Durant, the Rockets will definitely try it.

In other words, Jaylen Green and this year's No. 10 draw are the main bargaining chips for the Rockets to exchange for Durant. Of course, according to the latest news, the Suns are not satisfied with such bargaining chips, and they are also very interested in the two substitute players Shepard and Jabbarry Smith Jr. If the Rockets don't want to send Shepard or Jabbarry Smith Jr., maybe the Suns wouldn't agree to such a deal.

Because according to NBA reporter Brett Higgle, the rest of the offer will determine the success or failure of the negotiations. In addition to Jaylen Green and the No. 10 draw, if the Rockets can send Smith Jr. and Shepard, there is a high probability that they will hit it off. But will the Rockets send out multiple young players for a 36-year-old veteran and have a valuable first-round draft pick? It is still questionable.