US media shows the three-party trading plan: Rockets send 3 players + 2 first round Durant! The Suns reclaim the draft pick

The Rockets and Suns in the Western Conference have entered offseason mode. For the Rockets, their performance this season's regular season is undoubtedly a huge success. For the Suns, not only did they not enter the playoffs, but their performance in the regular season also started high and ended low - they eventually had the three giants Bill, Durant and Booker, but this team failed to even make the playoffs. Coach Budenholzer was also dismissed directly, which was a huge blow to the Suns.

And for the Rockets, although they were very successful in the regular season, they were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. It can be said that what the Rockets lack is a Durant-level superstar. So, there are a lot of trading rumors that tie the Rockets and the Suns together. The Rockets traded from the Nets last summer to get first-round draft picks and swap rights for multiple Suns in the future, so the future Suns' life goal is in the hands of the Rockets. If the Rockets want Durant or Devin Booker, they need to hand over these first-round picks to the Suns.

The US media "Open-Air Stand" provides a three-party trading plan, with the Rockets, the Suns and the Wizards of the East participating. The specific content of this deal is: the Suns sent Durant to the Rockets, and the Rockets took out their main defender Jaylen Green, two substitute insiders Langdale and Jabbarry Smith Jr. - sent Langdale to the Wizards, Jaylen Green and Smith Jr. to the Suns.

At the same time, the Rockets will return this year's No. 10 pick to the Suns and return the 2027 first-round draft pick to the Suns. At the same time, the Suns took back the first round pick in 2026 from the Wizards. The Wizards not only get Rockets center Landale, but also get the No. 29 draft pick for the Suns in 2025 and the first round draft pick for the 2029.

Although this trading plan seems complicated, for the Rockets, it is obviously very expensive to trade Durant with a main player, two important substitutes and two first-round draft picks. You should know that although Jaylen Green performed poorly in the playoffs, he is the Rockets' scoring champion in the regular season, and his passing ability and defense ability have also improved rapidly this season; Smith Jr. can contribute 12 points per game in the regular season, and in the playoffs, his three-point shooting percentage reaches 45%, making him one of the Rockets' best inside pitchers. At the same time, the two first-round picks are also very valuable. It is obviously not worth it if the Rockets use these chips to exchange for the 36-year-old Durant.

Although the Rockets can get superstar forward Durant by sending three players and two first-round picks, Durant is too old. At the age of 36, he doesn't know how he will be in the next season. If the Rockets rashly make such a deal, they will obviously be irresponsible for their lineup and their record next season. The Suns want such a deal very much. Obviously, such a deal is beneficial to them, which can not only win the young core of Jaylen Green and Smith Jr., but also regain its future first-round draft pick. The Suns are obviously the biggest winner in this deal.

However, this is just a simulated transaction. In fact, the Rockets should not complete such a transaction, otherwise they would be at a disadvantage.