The Rockets interest in Booker has cooled down, and they have shifted their targets to other stars?

According to The Athletic's Houston Rockets reporter Kelly Iko, the Rockets are still paying attention to the trends of some big-name stars, but their interest in Phoenix Suns backcourt star Devin Booker has significantly cooled down.

Iko said: According to the team and league sources, the Rockets have become a natural adapter for potential star trades in the league with a large number of young talents, rich draft assets and excellent team records (41 wins and 52 wins respectively in the past two seasons). Therefore, the team has set its target for many stars, and they also hope to win the signing of a star this summer. However, as the team said last month, some sources pointed out that the situation is changing significantly. Although the Rockets had long-term interest in Suns star guard Booker, the Rockets have now focused on other teams' stars, and their attention to Booker has cooled down.

In the NBA regular season this season, Booker played 75 games in 82 games, averaging 37.3 minutes per game, averaging 25.6 points, 4.1 rebounds, 7.1 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.2 blocks, and 2.9 turnovers and 2.6 fouls, shooting percentage of 46.1%, three-point shooting percentage of 33.2%, and free throw shooting percentage of 89.4%. Booker's overall performance this season is pretty good. He has shown good scoring ability, he also has rich offensive methods, and his performance in passing and organizing offense has certain highlights. But the problem is that Booker has played the role of point guard or the core of the ball this season, but his organization and tandem ability are significantly different from that of top point guards, and his ability on the defensive end is relatively limited, and he cannot assume more responsibilities on the court. Booker was originally a scorer, and the gap between him and the team-building core is still quite obvious.

For the Rockets, signing Booker is actually very obvious to improve the team's strength. Judging from the performance in the playoffs, the biggest problem for the Rockets is that Jalen Green lacks basic scoring ability in the starting shooting guard, which directly leads to the Rockets' lack of competitiveness. If Green is replaced by Booker, I believe the Rockets will have a high possibility of entering the second round in the playoffs this season. We don't know what the Rockets, who hold a large number of draft picks, will do next. Since they no longer consider Booker, they should have bigger goals. Next, let’s continue to see what the Rockets will do this summer.