Which general manager is comparable to Stevens of the Celtics?

As soon as the Thunder won the 24-25 season championship trophy, the 23-24 season championship winner Celtics "destroyed the house".

They first sent Holiday to the Trail Blazers and got Simmons and two future second rounds. Immediately afterwards, he reached a three-party deal with the Hawks and the Nets, sending Porzingis to the Hawks, getting Nion and a second round pick.

From the young coach to the general manager, Stevens achieved a perfect transformation. After getting Holiday and Porzingis, the Celtics successfully won the championship. Now he has completed the transaction in a quick way. Stevens fully interpreted a professional manager's "killing decision". The Celtics threw away Holiday and Porzingis and only sent one second round, and got three second rounds. The most important thing is that the Celtics have saved $238 million in huge luxury taxes. This is Stevens' real purpose.

Tatum has a ruptured Achilles tendon and he may not have hope of returning until the end of the season next season. Therefore, it is an indisputable fact that the Celtics' competitiveness declines, but the team has too many big contracts. Brown, White, Holiday, Porzingis and others will put the Celtics in the whirlpool of huge luxury taxes. In this case, the Celtics need to make a quick trade-off. Leaving healthier, younger Brown and White and waiting for Tatum to return is the only answer for the Celtics.

So, although the Celtics don't have any outstanding substantive signings, they have a good team framework, but when it comes to a critical period when it needs to make a choice, Stevens delivered a satisfactory answer. However, in the 2025 offseason, Rockets General Manager S is definitely comparable to Stevens. Where to go Durant This drama ended soon: the Rockets sent Green, Dillon, the No. 10 pick in 2025 and the next five second round picks for Durant.

The probability of choosing a high-quality team in the second round is extremely low. The Rockets mainly pay for the bargaining chips in getting Durant's trade are Green, Dillon and the No. 10 pick in 2025, which can be said to be not expensive. Durant is indeed old, but he still has good combat effectiveness. His performance on the offensive end is incomparable to Green and Dillon. Furthermore, when the Rockets renewed their contract, they did not give Green a maximum salary, and the latter only received a three-year contract, of which the 27-28 season was still a player option. The worst case is that the Rockets and Green have two seasons of use. If you can't see the upper limit, the Rockets can't see how outstanding the future is with Green. It's better to try Durant, who has a certain combat effectiveness. What's more, the Rockets are really not expensive. After the transaction, the Rockets immediately completed the contract renewal with Van Vleet. The Rockets rejected VanVleet's $44.9 million team option for the 25-26 season and signed a two-year, $50 million contract renewal with VanVleet, with the second season being the player option. There is no doubt that the contract renewal between the Rockets and Van Vleet is quite cost-effective. Due to Van Vleet's salary cut, the Rockets also received a full middle-class special case of 14.1 million yuan. I really don't know what skills Stone uses to convince Van Vleet to complete the salary cut and renew the contract. The potential stock Smith also completed the contract renewal immediately, and the five-year, US$122 million contract is also extremely cost-effective. Smith is the Tanhua in 2022. He has excellent physical fitness and has room for exploration on the outside projection. He is the fourth position needed by the Rockets. The price far lower than the maximum salary will leave potential stocks like Smith. The Rockets' contract renewal is also worthy of praise.

In fact, the Rockets' contract renewal issues for Green, Shin Kyung, Smith and others are exactly the same. Nowadays, the Rockets' three potential stocks renewing contracts have not given out their maximum salary contracts, which is completely different from other teams. Stone's prudence and skills have bought huge operating space for the Rockets when it comes to renewing their contracts. In terms of naked signing, Stone also achieved the ultimate goal, signing Smith in four years, and signing Capela in three years, and adding $21.5 million to the front line and inside line. The Rockets' lineup is now saturated, with outstanding reserves from defenders, forwards and centers, and the team's competitiveness is vividly on paper.

is different from the Celtics who had to send Holiday and Porzingis away under salary pressure. The Rockets are a team in the rising period. They use less cost to maximize the team's offensive shortcomings and complete potential stock contract renewals directly determine the Rockets' future height and flexibility. Stone's actions are not considered as the gods, but they are all very solid, and there is no situation where the sword takes a detour. Stevens of the Celtics has done the best, and Stone follows right after that, no less. Text/Duncan's Smile