$44.89 million, if you don t cut your salary, you ll trade! US media will give the Rockets 6 to 2 plans: Van Jordan will change to shoot

The Rockets hold Van Jordan's team option worth $44.89 million, and obviously hope that the other party will renew their contract with a salary cut, but Van Jordan may not be willing to perform well in the playoffs. The US media also planned ahead and suggested that the Rockets trade Van Jordan if he did not cut his salary and give the Rockets a 6-for-2 plan, and package Van Jordan and the White Devils to exchange for sharp shot Cameron Johnson. The problem of staying with Van Jordan in the summer of 23rd was 130 million yuan in three years. Although the contract is obviously premium, the Rockets have a back-up. The contract is worth $44.89 million in the third year, providing operational flexibility.

With the end of this season, the Rockets also faced the issue of Van Vleet's stay or leave. According to the contract requirements, both sides should decide whether to implement the $44.89 million team option within 5 days after the end of the season.

Finally, after negotiations, the two sides extended the decision time to June 29. It was obvious that the Rockets were seeking potential deals and also trying to get Van Vleet to cut their salary and renew their contract. As early as the middle of the season, Eric Pincus, a famous reporter from "BR", revealed that the Rockets wanted to reject this option, and then signed a new contract with Van Vleet, similar to Gobert's three-year, 110 million yuan.

Combined with the Rockets' lineup status and Van Vleet's impressive performance in the last three games of the playoffs, if Van Jordan is willing to cut his salary to $110 million in three years, the Rockets can sign him back.

But if he is unwilling to cut his salary, the US media "SI" will also give the Rockets a 6-for-2 transaction plan in advance, and will advise the Rockets to package Van Jordan and the White Devils to exchange for sharpshooter Cameron Johnson.

The potential trading plan is as follows

Rockets get: Cameron Johnson + Clarkston;

Nets get: VanVleet + White Devils + No. 10 + No. 59 + First Round in 27 + Second Round in 27 Grizzlies.

The Rockets targeted reinforcement

For the Rockets, this is a targeted reinforcement. If Van Jordan is unwilling to reduce his salary to stay in the team, then this plan is completely worth considering, because Cameron Johnson and Clarkston both meet the Rockets' reinforcement needs.

Cameron Johnson is an elite 3D forward and has strong three-point attributes. He is one of the recognized high-yield sharpshooters.

And three-point shooting is one of the Rockets' biggest shortcomings. This season, the Rockets not only have few shots (20th in the league), but also have very low shooting percentage (21st in the league) and hit count (22nd in the league).

Clarkston is also an elite blue-collar insider, whose athletic and defensive abilities are perfectly complementary to Shin Kyung.

Shen Jing's next step is to develop projection to improve space. Even if Shin Jing does not develop projection, the Rockets' double tower strategy will allow Clarkston to have a clear role to play after joining.

does not affect subsequent operations

The most important thing is that the Rockets did not seriously overdraw chips in this trading plan, and there is still a lot of room for operation in the future.

Completely package Jaylen Green, Shepard and the other Suns' first round picks and then pursue another star who can solve the team's lack of scoring ability at critical moments, such as Antetokounmpo or Durant.

And with Van Jordan leaving, the Rockets will have a certain expansion in star selection, and they can try to introduce some defenders, such as Morant, Trae Young and Harden.

Nets accelerated their reconstruction, and for the Nets, this deal is also profitable, not only winning two first-round picks, but also having a bright future like the White Devil. Although Van Jordan has a huge contract, only one year left, it is an expiring contract that all rebuilding teams are willing to take.

In addition, the Rockets completed a win-win first-round pick swap with the Nets before the start of this season, it is entirely possible for both sides to cooperate again.