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The Rockets lost the tiebreaker, but it was just a trace of expectation, but in fact they were ready.

8:23pm, 12 May 2025【Basketball】

As everyone expected, G7 lost to the Warriors with an experienced and deeper lineup. Everyone's mentality may be the same as me. They have long been prepared for G7 to be defeated by the Warriors at home. But that little expectation is due to the impact of the impact of miracles. Now that everything has been settled, it is time to take a good look at how the Rockets should go.

First, I summarized this tiebreaker battle in one sentence. Wu Shuai is stubborn, Shen Jing is inefficient, Green is invisible, Amen is exhausted, and the generals are incompetent.

Especially Jaylen Green, now he is at the forefront. He only played one good goal in seven games, and six of them were invisible. However, his problem is not the most serious. He just did not act randomly, and he just stayed at a high position and did not do serious business. In reality, there are a lot of people like this. Jaylen Green will definitely occupy the top position in offseason trading rumors. Trading away from Green is the biggest call in the Rockets fans after losing now. In terms of whoever leaves the Rockets' seven sons held by various platforms, Jaylen Green's votes are far ahead, but in my opinion, this idea may not be easy to realize. Jaylen Green's way of leaving the Rockets should be the same as the Lakers traded to Ingram back then, and they need a good target.

Of course, Durant and Antetokounmpo are both very good trading targets, but the question is, how big are the chips the Rockets are willing to pay, Green + Xiao Jia + Bai Mo + Xiao Xie? The fans naturally thought of joining the bad picks and several draft picks, but in fact, the teams were jealous of Amen.

The Rockets' overall plan should be to increase competitiveness through repairs, because the Rockets have not yet reached the point of paying luxury taxes this season. Capitalists are actually like this. They don't have such a big dream of basketball. As long as the team can still make money for me, I wish you to keep the status quo. In addition, Fertitta is now engaging in Trump. Now they are the US ambassador to Italy. The team is left to their son to manage. The focus is already on politics. Don't lose money for me, just depreciate the team.

Wuduka's contract is a 4-year contract signed in 23 years. This season is the second year for Uduka with the Rockets, and it is in a rising period of progress. The lineup is still very young and the better it plays. There is no need to break up the core lineup and bet on an uncertain future, unless you can win Antetokounmpo without any damage.

The Rockets' offseason task is actually simple. Whether Van Vleet wants to renew it, how big is Jayson Jr.'s contract renewal, and the possibility of choosing an inside player with considerable combat power this year's 9th draw. Through the performance of this round of series, I personally prefer to leave Van Vleet for a short contract. If he insists on asking for a long-term large contract, the Rockets can trade and even let go directly without executing the option. In this way, the space released just fills in the difference brought by the big contract between Green and Shen Jing.

But the Rockets are never able to do subtraction in the offseason. It should be addition. The first task is to need an offensive core. It is difficult for Green to take the big responsibility, so he will choose a offensive core again. Of course, this person cannot be VanVleet. I want Amen to hold on to this important task (if he can train his shooting in the offseason). As for Ethan and Xiao Jia, they are currently in the tactical stage of Uduka, especially if Adams is poached and Uduka's three-high tactics are dismantled, Xiao Jia's role in three or four is still needed. Xiao Jia's work is similar to PJ Washington and Bobby Portis, so we only refer to these two people for renewal of the contract. If we add points on the defensive level, it will not be cost-effective.

And Ethan must stay. Ethan is the Rockets' second-hand preparation for Dillon next. At the same time, as Amen may increase his offensive role, Ethan is the Rockets' defensive vanguard. No matter who will do it next, Ethan needs Ethan to be a knife-bearing guard. Before there is no substitute, I think Ethan is indispensable (because Tate will leave in the offseason too).

Of course, if Jia and Ethan's Lions talk big and insist on a long contract of more than 30 million, the Rockets management will have to launch Plan B and trade directly. The subsequent chain reaction may be the change in the core lineup.

In short, everyone should make good psychological expectations. At least two of the five young men, Green, Ethan, Xiao Jia, Bai Mo and Xiao Xie, are ready to leave the Rockets, and at the same time, they should make the psychological expectations that familiar faces such as Adams, Tate, and Huo Laosan will leave. The Rockets will not remain silent during the offseason.