Trading on the day of the draft! Kelly Iko: The Rockets consider pursuing Antetokounmpo and Durant at the same time

On May 20, according to the Bucks reporter Kurt Helin, the Bucks management has already registered Antetokounmpo's departure. Executives from multiple teams believe that Antetokounmpo's next home is basically locked in the Rockets and Spurs. Among them, the Rockets are the team Antetokounmpo team is more optimistic about. According to NBC reporter Sam Amico, Antetokounmpo himself is willing to join the Texas team and hopes that this team has the ability to compete for the championship. Last season, compared with the Spurs and Mavericks, the Rockets won the second record in the regular season.

According to Rockets' reporter Kelly Iko, the Rockets are very interested in getting Antetokounmpo, and the management believes that after getting Antetokounmpo, the Rockets need to continue to upgrade the team's outside shooting ability, so the Rockets' management will still consider getting Durant through a trade. The Rockets have three unprotected first-round picks for the Suns in 2025, 2027 and 2029, among which the first-round pick in 2025 has been converted into No. 10. In addition, the Rockets also have the first round swap rights of the Nets in 2027 and the first round swap rights of the Mavericks in 2029.

Kelly Iko said that the Rockets management is still very optimistic about Jaylen Green and regards Jaylen Green and Amen Thompson as the team's long-term plans. According to salary expert Bobby Marks, the Rockets can send Shin Kyung, Brooks, as well as the Rockets' first round picks in 25, 27, 29 and 31, and the first round swap rights in 28 and 30 years, and get Antetokounmpo. Then he sent out Van Vleet, Ethan, and the Suns' signings in 27 and 29 years, the Nets' first round swap rights in 27 years, and the Mavericks' first round swap rights in 29 years, and Durant was awarded. After these two transactions are completed, the Rockets' total salary is not expected to exceed the second rich line.