On June 29, Beijing time, the NBA free market will soon open, in which Keady said that being vacated by the Dallas Mavericks is a blessing in disguise, which made me clear how I need to get better, Pelinka revealed that I had to balance my studies, family and basketball in college, and now Bronny can devote himself to it. Congratulations, owner Fertitta, Houston Rockets reached a one-for-one deal, and rookie Shepard publicly courted head coach Udoka, wanting to become the second VanVleet and learn from Jalen Green.
According to the latest report from Shams, giving up on continuing to rebuild and avoid becoming the second Detroit Pistons and San Antonio Spurs, the Houston Rockets management quickly made a change, setting the goal of hitting the Western Conference playoffs in the new season, and the corresponding method is to strive for more attractive draft picks to bring in superstar Durant or stars such as Ingram through trades. It is important to highlight that General Manager Stone made a one-for-one trade and sent the 44th pick to get AJ Griffin from the Hawks.
It is worth mentioning that Shepard, who is a new scout in the 2024 draft, publicly showed favor to head coach Udoka in an interview, and he said so. It's a pleasure to join the Houston Rockets, I'm eager to play for head coach Udoka, it's an honor to play under him, it's a testament to my ability, and I'm excited to be the core of Jalen Green, teammate for the 2024-2025 season, and the latter has also expressed to me that he welcomes me, and at the same time, I will learn from my big brother VanVleet, his experience, and learn from his counterattack.
You must know that Shepard, a new science scout, is only 1.91 meters tall, mainly playing the position of guard, playing 33 games for the University of Kentucky in the 2023-2024 season, averaging 12.5 points, 4.1 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game, shooting 53.6% from the field, 52.1% from 3 points, and 83.1% from the free throw line. General manager Stone still has a high evaluation of him, believing that if the Houston Rockets can't use the scout pick to get Shepard to join, they would rather trade this draft pick than choose someone else.
Now, with the Houston Rockets reaching a one-for-one trade, with a 44th pick that doesn't have much value, in exchange for the addition of AJ Griffin, the latter's arrival will either have a chance to be retained, or general manager Stone, after the offseason free market opens, as a bargaining chip in exchange for superstar Kevin Durant, or bring in stars such as Ingram. It should be noted that Tanhua rookie Shepard was interviewed and publicly showed favor to head coach Udoka, very eager to play for him, and also thanked Jalen Green for welcoming him.