The Rockets are only interested in KD, and many teams have assistant coaches, Stone can take a good time

The Rockets' recent headlines have been completely dominated by Durant, and it is difficult to find a news other than Durant. By the way, there is a news that Thibodeau poached Uduka but was rejected by the Rockets in seconds. It seems that Uduka brought the Rockets to the second place in the West District this season and has been recognized by the league team. Coincidentally, there was another news about the Rockets coaching staff being poached today. According to well-known reporter Marc Stein, Rockets' assistant coach Roy Ivey has recently become a "hot commodity" in the eyes of many teams, including Tongzhou's rivals St. Antonio Spurs and the Memphis Grizzlies. The Grizzlies have even given him an olive branch for their assistant coaching position. The Spurs are very unmoved to pursue Durant now, and they want to take the Rockets' assistant coach away behind their backs. What happened to the Rockets this offseason? Even if the head coach was poached, even the assistant coach was secretly monitored.

Roy Ive joined the Rockets coaching staff in 2023. His most brilliant resume in his career was not in the NBA but in the international arena as the head coach of South Sudan, leading this new international basketball team to the Olympic and World Cup for the first time. In terms of private life, he was Durant's former college teammate and friend. When Harden first entered the league, Durant often brought two friends to play, one was Harden and the other was Ivy.

However, Stein's report gives a signal that Rockets fans are at ease: despite facing multiple poaching, Ivy is expected to eventually choose to stay in Houston and continue to support Uduka. This is undoubtedly an affirmation of the stability of the Rockets coaching staff and future development potential. At the forefront of chasing superstars, being able to stabilize the core assistant coach can also be considered as defending an important position in the storm. Stone, please be careful, don't Durant's home is stolen if he didn't get it. In terms of the Rockets chasing Durant, many sources, including The Athletic's senior team reporter Kelly Iko, have confirmed that the core of the Rockets' quotation plan for the Suns is Jalen Green + this year's No. 10 pick. Some analysts also pointed out that if the Suns accept this offer, they are likely not to leave Green, but will transfer him to a third-party team.

The third-party teams currently known include: Nets, Hornets and Bulls. Among these three teams, the Nets and Hornets are abandoned players that can absorb other teams' lack of salary space, but they refuse to scrape the lottery tickets that others throw away, and the Bulls are in a mess. It is reported that they hope to trade Kobe White, who has been in business for a career year. If they sell a certain asset and turn it over and get Green, it is equivalent to making a point spread and still maintaining competitiveness at the shooting guard position.

So at present, if the Rockets want Durant to get Durant, they still need a third-party team to take over Green and give the chips the Suns want. The young are fighting power, inside and combat power and draft picks. The first two events are because the Suns have Booker and Bill, so they also want to strengthen the lineup to attack next season by trading Durant. If next season is not satisfactory, then stocking up a large amount of ball picking rights can help the team complete the reconstruction quickly.