On March 4, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued. After losing to the Jazz, the Rockets suffered an 11-game losing streak and continued to rank first from the bottom in the West. At present, the task of swinging is basically completed, and all that remains is to trade unwanted players as soon as possible in exchange for more suitable rebuilders.
Recently, the US media planned a deal plan, suggesting that the Rockets use Little Kevin Porter as a trading chip in exchange for Knicks Quakeley. As for how this transaction is, let's briefly analyze it.
Looking at the Knicks first, the offseason team spent a lot of money, signing Kemba Walker and Fournier in succession, in order to try to make a difference in the playoffs. However, the opposite happened, the team did not produce a good chemical reaction, the current record of 25 wins and 37 losses, only ranked twelfth in the East, whether it can enter the playoffs is still unknown.
The team's main point guard Rose is reimbursed for the season, Walker and the team reached an agreement, will not play in the remaining regular season, there is currently only one Point Guard in Burks, the team must be in the No. 1 position to strengthen, Porter Jr. is a good choice.
Porter Jr. has played in 41 games for the Rockets this season, averaging 13.6 points, 4 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 1.2 steals per game, shooting 39.6 percent from the field and 37.4 percent from three-point range. Under the premise of getting a stable playing time, Porter Jr. can still have a stable output of 15+5 and become a qualified point guard for a mid-range team. After Rose's return next season, the Knicks have Rose, Porter Jr. and Burks in the point guard position, and can fully cope with the normal rotation.
Looking at the Rockets side, although the team has been planning to cultivate two new stars, Porter Jr. and Green, the effect of two players on the floor at the same time is not good, but the effect of Green leading the team alone is better, so the team traded to Schroeder in the offseason, the purpose is to better assist Green and let it grow rapidly. Therefore, the existence of Little Potter is of little significance, and it is completely possible to send it away.
Quakely has played in 58 games for the Knicks this season, averaging 9.6 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game, shooting 37.2 percent from the field and 32.9 percent from three-point range. After the arrival of Fournier and Reddish, Quickley's playing time was further shortened, and perhaps leaving the team was more conducive to his career development.
Quickley's technical characteristics are excellent physical fitness, especially the speed is particularly fast, good at playing fast attack. At the same time, it has a stable long-range shooting, which can bring a stable firepower output to the team, which is very suitable for the Rockets' small-ball tactics.
Playing for the Knicks, Quickley mostly came off the bench, leading the second team and being a very good sixth man on the team. Rockets veteran Gordon gradually withdrew from the rotation lineup, and Quirkley could perfectly replace Gordon.
Judging from the trading results, the Knicks point guard position has been strengthened, and the lineup is more reasonable. The Rockets sent Porter Jr. away, Green got more shots, and at the same time got sixth man Quakeley, one more stable scoring point, which can be described as a double happiness.
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