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Antetokounmpo, there is only one next home! The Bucks are selling at high prices, the Rockets have sufficient assets and their strength to win the championship

4:31pm, 5 June 2025Basketball

As of June 4, the potential next players of Antetokounmpo, the Bucks star, have increased to 5, namely the Warriors, Mavericks, Raptors, Rockets and Heat.

31-year-old Antetokounmpo is still among the top three players in the league, and his peak period is at least 4-5 years.

For Antetokounmpo, there are people to give him wherever he is next max salary. The key is that the new owner spent a lot of money to get him. Does their team still have the strength to win the championship? This is what Antetokounmpo pays most attention to.

According to Antetokounmpo's market value, you have to exchange for 10 for at least 1, just like the jazz trading Gobert back then.

If the Bucks management really can't keep Antetokounmpo, they will definitely have to sit on the high price, which can at least get enough reconstruction capital, such as at least 1 young core + multiple future draft assets. After taking stock of this, the only five potential owners are left with the wealthy Rockets.

1. Amen Thompson is not a seller, and the others are chosen casually

Shen Jing and Jaylen Green. They choose both of them, and they can also give them. There are 4 potential new stars to match, Jabba Smith, Shepard, Whitmore, and Ethan, all of them are top players.

2. In the next 4 years, there will be 5 first-round draft picks in 2025, the 10th pick in the first round, two first rounds in 2026, one first round in 2027, and one first round in 2028.

Considering that there are a bunch of players with full potential, it is useless to stay in the first round of the next four years, so I might as well make a big fish.

Rockets can provide two very attractive plans:

Plan A: Jaylen Green + Shen Jing + No. 10 picks in the first round of 2025

Plan B: Jaylen Green or Shen Jing + 2 potential new stars + 3 first-round draft picks

No matter which plan the Rockets have, as long as they get Antetokounmpo, the Rockets' strength will be improved by a level higher than the second-level Western Conference this season, and they can completely compete with the Thunder.

If the Bucks choose Plan A, the Rockets will take off.

Put Shepard and Jabba Smith Jr., two young men with space projection ability, as the starting lineup, and paired with two extremely impactful and lethal partners, the Rockets will keep Adams this summer, which is a lineup that can rank among the top 10 offense and defense in the league.

In addition, there are in-depth lineups such as Van Vleet, Dillon Brooks, Ethan, and Whitmore on the bench. The Rockets have a great chance to reach the championship next season.

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