If the Rockets are willing to add draft picks to a certain veteran, the Lakers are willing to help the Rockets!

With the Rockets' three-game winning streak in the preseason, we seem to feel that the Rockets have indeed become stronger in the new season. Especially when the Rockets sent the five-man team of Adams, Shen Jing, Jabari Smith Jr., Durant and Amen Thompson to the court yesterday, the opponent Pelicans head coach Willie Green was immediately confused. Moreover, the five of them are directly on the court, leaving opponents unable to find a solution. It can be said that this five-person group is indeed the Rockets' trump card.

However, the Rockets' performance in these preseason games is not impeccable. After VanVleet was reimbursed for the season, the Rockets' backcourt has exposed huge problems in the preseason. In particular, although second-year Shepherd has indeed improved compared to last season, he is far from the starting point guard requirements of the Rockets who are aiming for the championship. Amen Thompson is still lacking in space ability. It can be said that if Amen Thompson can practice shooting like Shepherd, he will be the Rockets' point guard answer, but unfortunately he is not currently. The Lakers, who are also in the Western Conference, were beaten by the Suns yesterday. Especially the team's starting center Ayton was completely beaten by the Suns' rookie center Malouac. Obviously Ayton is not the Lakers' inside answer!

According to local media in Los Angeles, the Lakers are still very interested in Rockets center Adams, especially yesterday when Adams faced the Pelicans and scored 2 points, 9 rebounds (6 offensive rebounds), 1 assist and 1 block, with a plus-minus value of +26, the highest among players in the game. If the Rockets are willing to send Adams + additions + future first-round picks in the middle of the season, the Lakers are willing to send Reeves to help the Rockets solve their backcourt problems.

To be honest, if the Rockets' backcourt players perform poorly in the first half of the new season, they will have to consider sending away Adams to solve this problem.