Double point guard + 2 first round Antetokounmpo? US media launches trading plan! Rockets retain core lineup to compete for the championship

Although the famous NBA reporter Sam Amiko reported that the Bucks intend to exchange Antetokounmpo for more bargaining chips and even want to empty their opponents, some experts believe that the Bucks will not do so. They think the Rockets are one of the popular teams to get Antetokounmpo. Although there are still many teams interested in the Bucks superstar this summer's offseason, the Rockets are clearly in the lead in various predictions and analysis.

Antesco said that he wanted to play in some big cities, such as New York, Los Angeles, etc. Houston is also one of the big cities in the United States. Compared with other teams that are interested in Antetokounmpo, such as the Spurs and the Pelicans, Houston is obviously more prosperous and is also a big city in the United States, so this is very in line with Antetokounmpo's choice.

NBA expert Alexander Mishkov also directly pointed out that Houston is one of the popular teams to win Antetokounmpo. The expert also gave a trading plan. He believes that as long as the Rockets give such chips, they will have a chance to win Antetokounmpo in the offseason this summer. In this way, the Rockets will have a chance to compete for the NBA championship next season.

This expert believes that the total salary expenditure of the Rockets next season will be basically around $190 million, which will exceed the luxury tax line of $187 million, so the Rockets can provide middle-class special cases or basic salary contracts. Although the Rockets lacked salary space, they do have a lot of bargaining chips, such as multiple young players, some expiring contracts and first-round draft picks. The trading plan given by this expert is: the Rockets send out their two defenders, Amen Thompson and Shepard, and send the No. 10 draft pick in this year to the Bucks, and then use the Suns' first-round draft pick in 2027, using these as the main bargaining chips to exchange for the Bucks' Antetokounmpo. Of course, such a trading plan cannot match salary, so the Rockets also have to send out some expiring contracts, or they can completely bring in third-party teams for transactions.

This expert believes that if the Rockets complete such a deal, it would be a pity to lose future star Amen Thompson, but if they can get the 30-year-old Antetokounmpo, the Rockets will not suffer the loss of this deal. More importantly, the Rockets retained some core players and core assets around which they can continue to form a squad with the ability to compete for the championship.

Since the Rockets sent Shepard and Amen Thompson, core players such as Jaylen Green, Shinkin, Van Vreett, Smith Jr., Dillon Brooks can be saved. In addition, superstar Antetokounmpo, the overall strength of the Rockets will definitely be greatly improved next season.

However, it is obvious that such a simulated trading plan is difficult for the Bucks to accept. After all, Antetokounmpo can get at least three young players, plus three first-round draft picks, and some expiring contracts. The Rockets only use two point guards and two first-round targets to exchange for Antetokounmpo, which is a fantasy. Therefore, it’s good to see such a trading plan. The Rockets want to use such chips to exchange for Antetokounmpo, but the Bucks should be difficult to accept.