Rockets package role players + draft picks, can they exchange the fourth star? Uduka can form the 4th giant formation

Rockets' super center Shin Kyung performed well in this European Championship. Although he did not become the MVP of the European Championship in the end, judging by his average of 20+11+6 per game, Shin Kyung is fully capable and qualified to become the most valuable player, but in the end the Turkish team failed to defeat the German team and win the championship. Although Shin Kyung's data is better than Schroeder, Schroeder still beats Shin Kyung to become the MVP. After all, the Turkish team only won the runner-up. Shin Kyung's performance can be said to be impeccable. In addition to the three-point shooting, his overall offensive and defensive performance is much better than in the NBA last season.

Shin Kyung has now become the Rockets' second leader. The arrival of Durant, the superstar, has finally given the Rockets a backbone. However, Durant placed his positioning very low. He believed that he was just a "puzzle" of the Rockets, not a superstar or the first core. In fact, having such a mentality is the most important thing for the Rockets, because Uduka's team has always been based on team basketball and it is impossible to highlight a certain superstar.

In addition to Shin Kyung and Durant, the Rockets also have their third leader, Amen Thompson. This all-round player with strong scoring skills and good defensive and rebounding skills is the future superstar of the Rockets and the third core of the Rockets. So, with such a lineup, are the Rockets really confident to defeat them in the Nuggets, Thunder, Timberwolves, Clippers and other top Western teams? Obviously, such a lineup is not enough.

The Rockets look like the role players have a strong lineup and a sufficient depth of the lineup, but the Rockets still lack the kind of players who have the final say. A Durant can indeed solve the Rockets' key ball problem, but the Rockets need outside players to output firepower for a long time. Durant cannot insist on playing 48 minutes. In the playoffs, Durant can beat all sides, but in the regular season, the Rockets need a regular outside stable scoring point. Obviously, Amen Thompson, Van Vreet, and Shepard have none of this ability.

There are experts who suggest that the Rockets should chase the Raptors' 28-year-old star forward Brandon Ingram. Although Ingram only played 18 games last season and he has been recuperating from injuries, he can contribute 22+5+5 levels per game; if he can perform normally, Ingram averages 25 points per game should not be a problem.

The expert suggested that the Rockets can package some role players and add draft picks to exchange for the fourth star player to join the team. In this way, the Rockets can form a super luxurious starting lineup composed of Van Vreet, Amen Thompson, Ingram, Durant and Shinkyung in the future. The second team also includes Shepard, Okogie, Ethan, Smith Jr. and Adams.

The so-called role player chips should be Holiday, Capela, Tate and Durian Finney Smith. These four players are actually dispensable in the team: with Shepard, Holiday's importance is naturally greatly reduced; with Smith Jr., Ethan and Jeff Green, Tate and Finney Smith's importance naturally decreases; Capela also seems insignificant in the Rockets' interior.

If these four veterans can be used to add draft picks to really exchange Ingram or other star players and make them the fourth star of the Rockets, then the Rockets really have the opportunity to form a lineup of the Big Four next season. At that time, no matter whether it was the Thunder, the Nuggets, or the Los Angeles Clippers that introduced many star players during the offseason, it seemed that none of them would be the Rockets' opponent.