Antetokounmpo officially shows off, staying behind the Bucks! Did the Rockets miscalculate this time?
2:55pm, 10 June 2025Basketball
This year's offseason trading market, the biggest superstar and the core Antetokounmpo, the Bucks, has finally officially shown off. According to Antetokounmpo, he did not plan to change teams and decided to stay in the Bucks. Although the Bucks' chances of winning the championship next season are very slim, and another superstar, Lillard, may still have to be reimbursed for the season due to injury, the team seems to have a chance to make the playoffs in the East.
Although Lillard cannot play, Antetokounmpo is the top superstar in the top 5 levels of the league. This team also has star players like Lopez and Kuzma. In the second team, there is also Kevin Porter, a Rockets player and a strong singles player. Therefore, if some role players can be introduced to strengthen the lineup, it should not be difficult for the Bucks to enter the playoffs next season. If Antetokounmpo can perform well and lead the Bucks to the upset, they will even have the chance to enter the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, or even the Eastern Conference Finals.
Wait for another year, and after Lillard returns, the Bucks are still one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference. So, Antetokounmpo has now officially shown off and he will not go anywhere. Not only are the popular next players such as the Raptors and Spurs not getting him, but even the Houston Rockets, which has rich chips, cannot get Antetokounmpo again. Antetokounmpo's showdown also secretly rejected the Rockets' pursuit of him, so Durant is the only superstar that the Rockets can chase.
But obviously the Rockets still miscalculated. According to recent news, Durant has told people around him that he might go to the Spurs. Although the Spurs have not given a quotation on their own initiative, they have always been interested in Durant. This team has super center Vanban Yama in the interior, and the back line also has core defender "Little Fox" Dalong Fox, plus some high-quality role players and young players.
If this team welcomes Durant, then they will be one of the best teams in the Western Conference next season - after all, Vinban Yama has comprehensive offense and defense in the interior, and is also a popular contender for the best defensive player; Fox has strong scoring ability, extremely fast speed, and is not weak in series organization. If Durant can get the call of the wind and rain on the front line, then it is obvious that the Spurs' strength will improve rapidly.
In this way, Antetokounmpo has been confirmed to not go to any team and Durant may join the Spurs. In this case, Manager Stone's signings for the Rockets seem to have miscalculated. Because if the Rockets are going to chase superstars this summer, Antetokounmpo and Durant are obviously the top two players.
Although players such as Zion Williamson, Morant, Jaylen Brown, and even Devin Booker may change teams this summer, it is obvious that Durant and Antetokounmpo are the most suitable for the Rockets. Durant may go to the Spurs now, and Antetokounmpo directly rejected the pursuit of many teams. From this point of view, the Rockets have almost no hope of getting Antetokounmpo or one of Durant this summer.
In fact, Manager Stone can retain the core lineup as they said before, so that the Rockets lineup can continue to maintain the sustainability of the Rockets lineup, and make some small transactions and signings based on this lineup next season. With the second-place team in the West as the team, the Rockets will theoretically become stronger next season.
As long as Jaylen Green can perform normally in the playoffs next season, the Rockets are not helpless in the playoffs - as long as the offense opens up the situation, coupled with the Rockets' first-class defense, they still have hope of advancing to the second round of the playoffs, or even the Western Conference Finals.
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