[花邊] 火箭仍然對Jalen Green有信心

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講火箭暑假的內容，只摘要Green跟交易的部分

這段是講火箭的交易可能時順便提Green的所以我直接往下就帶到那段

Despite the recent heartache, the mission for the Rockets extends well beyondone team in the playoffs.

They not only want to build a championship team, but also one with a lengthy
window to contend. And while there was significant disappointment with the
loss to the Warriors, the belief remains that this group, with enough player
development, could grow into a title contender.

儘管最近的失利令人心碎，但火箭隊的目標遠不僅僅是季後賽中的某一支球隊。他們不僅想打造一支具備爭冠實力的隊伍，更希望能擁有一個長期的爭冠窗口。輸給勇士隊令人失望，但球隊仍相信，只要球員發展得當，這批年輕人有潛力成長為真正的冠軍爭奪者。

That’s where it gets complicated.

Depending on how these next few months play out, star NBA players like the
Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo, Phoenix Suns’ Kevin Durant and New
Orleans Pelicans’ Zion Williamson might be on the market. And that list could grow.

While Durant is widely seen as the most attainable of that group, and he is
known to be very interested in playing in Houston, team sources said the
Rockets still have significant reservations about that possible partnership,
in large part, because Durant’s age (36) would be so out of sync with their
younger timeline. It’s worth noting that previous talks between the teams
about Durant, team sources said, were initiated by the Suns.

The Rockets have previously held serious interest in the Suns’ Devin Booker,
but team sources said that is no longer the case. Not only do team officials
still have faith in Jalen Green, who is five years younger than Booker and $66 million cheaper over the next three seasons, but also Booker’s struggles
last season shifted the thinking on this front. As for Williamson, who has
spent the majority of his first six seasons falling short of expectations
while experiencing health issues along the way, team sources said the Rocketssee him as too risky.

但事情變得複雜了。接下來幾個月的發展將決定許多事，例如密爾瓦基公鹿的Giannis
Antetokounmpo、鳳凰城太陽的Kevin Durant，以及紐奧良鵜鶘的Zion Williamson等NBA明星球員可能會進入交易市場，而且這份名單可能還會繼續擴大。

有機會網羅這些等級的球星，對火箭來說是一個關鍵的十字路口。火箭擁有豐富的選秀籌碼與年輕球員，是升級陣容、補進真正球星的絕佳位置。但他們會選擇冒險一搏、即使代價可能是犧牲一位或多位年輕新星?還是堅持耐心發展、不讓奪冠時程被加速的誘惑動搖?

儘管Durant被視為這幾位球星中最有可能被交易的，而且據了解他本人對於為火箭效力非常感興趣，但球隊內部訊息透露，火箭對這段合作仍有明顯保留，主要原因在於Durant已經36歲，與球隊年輕化的陣容時程不符。值得一提的是，根據消息來源指出，過去雙方
關於Durant的交易對話，是由太陽隊方面主動提出的。

火箭過去曾對太陽的Devin Booker抱有強烈興趣，但消息人士表示，如今情況已不同。火箭高層仍對Jalen Green保持信心——他不但比Booker年輕五歲，未來三季薪資也便宜
66M，而且Booker上季的掙扎表現也讓球隊改變了想法。至於Zion Williamson，
火箭認為他在前六個球季中大多未能達成預期，且健康狀況持續成疑，因此認為風險過高。

That brings us to Antetokounmpo.

Of all the possibilities this summer might bring, the idea of the “Greek
Freak” donning a Rockets jersey is seen as the most intriguing within the
organization. The cost most certainly would be exorbitant, with a collection
of draft picks, veterans to make the money work and a young talent or two
likely to be part of the package. And because of how Antetokounmpo best
operates, as a primary playmaker and a hub of the offense, the prospect of him playing alongside Alperen engün in the frontcourt — if he wasn’t dealt
— would come with its challenges. But not only is Antetokounmpo widely
considered one of the league’s top three players, but also he’s still young
enough at 30 that the runway for a Rockets future would be long.

這也讓我們接著談到Antetokounmpo。

在今年夏天可能出現的各種選項中，隊內普遍認為「希臘怪物」穿上火箭球衣的畫面最令人興奮。要交易來他，代價肯定非常高昂，可能會包括多枚選秀籤、為了薪資配平而加
入的老將，以及一兩位年輕潛力球員。而由於Antetokounmpo的最佳打法是擔任進攻核心與主要持球者，若與Alperen Sengun共處前場——假設Sengun沒有被納入交易——會面臨
一些戰術挑戰。不過，Antetokounmpo被廣泛視為聯盟前三的球星之一，而且他目前只
有30歲，還足夠年輕，未來仍有很長的爭冠視野。

But as Rockets general manager Rafael Stone made clear during exit interviews, there is confidence in this roster even if they don’t go star-chasing.
Thompson, in particular, is seen as a foundational piece and special two-way
talent who is just scratching the surface of how good he can be. engün took
a major step forward this season in making his first All-Star Game, and he is expected to get even better. The Rockets remain high on others, too, from
Smith to Tari Eason and their little-used No. 3 pick in last year’s draft,
Reed Sheppard.

不過，正如火箭總管Rafael Stone在球季結束後的訪談中所強調的，就算不去追逐大牌
球星，球隊對於現有陣容也依然充滿信心。特別是Thompson，被視為未來的基石與潛力極高的雙能型球員，才剛剛開始展現自己的能力。而Sengun本季入選明星賽，表現大幅進
步，球隊相信他仍有進一步提升的空間。球隊對其他人也抱持高度評價，從Jabari Smith到Tari Eason，甚至包括去年選秀中幾乎未上場的榜眼新秀Reed Sheppard。

As it relates to Green, whose struggles against the Warriors were widely seenas a red flag when it came to his Rockets future, the internal view is quite
different. As the Rockets see it, the Warriors’ choice to eliminate Green on
the offensive end with double-teams and blitzes should have been punished to a far greater degree by his teammates. In that sense, there was a shared faultthere that they’ll all grow from going forward.

至於Jalen Green，儘管他在對勇士的系列賽表現不佳，外界對他的未來產生疑慮，但火箭內部的看法並不相同。在他們看來，勇士選擇以雙人包夾和快攻壓迫Green進攻端，其實其他隊友應該要能更有效的懲罰勇士，因此這不完全是Green一人的責任，而是一
整個團隊的共同學習機會。

In the short term, the Rockets will need to address the status of two playerswhose impact in the playoffs was pivotal: VanVleet, who agreed to push back adecision on a $44.9 million team option to June 29, and veteran big man Steven Adams, who will be a free agent.

“We’re in the business of people,” Stone said. “They’re unpredictable. If
we trade for a player, assuming that player will be the same player in our
environment that they were in the last one, that’s not always the case. You
have to make the best choices you can. But Plan A has always been to develop
our current group and hope that we can be good enough within it.

“On that front, we improved, and I’m very happy with that level of
improvement.”

短期來看，火箭需要釐清兩位在季後賽中扮演關鍵角色的球員的未來：VanVleet——他已
同意將是否執行價值44.9M的球隊選項延後至6月29日決定，以及即將成為自由球員
的老將中鋒Steven Adams。

Stone表示：「我們做的是跟人有關的工作，人是不可預測的。如果我們交易來一位球員，並假設他在我們這裡會跟在前一支球隊一樣表現，那通常並不準確。我們只能盡可能做出最好的決定。但我們的A計畫一直以來都是培養現有的球員群，並希望能靠他們成長至具競爭力的水準。」

「在這一點上，我們確實有進步，我對這樣的成長感到非常滿意。」

重點就是

1.火箭對現有年輕人有信心

2.想要打造長期衝冠的球隊，即使會考慮直上明星球員，但也會重視時間軸配不配合

例如KD看起來是天菜，但還在考慮，雙方的交易商討中太陽是主動帶貨推銷的那方

3.短期內是先解決FVV跟Admas的續約問題

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Amen是非賣品 不管什麼交易都凹不到的那種 神棍跟其他人反而沒那麼確定 但Amen是確認被當基石的