ESPN praised the Rockets as the biggest winner! KD replaced Green to win a big victory, and insufficient defender depth became the only disadvantage

On July 5, the NBA entered the offseason. The Rockets strengthened the roster during the trading and signing this summer. The famous media ESPN commented on the operations of each team, among which the Rockets were named the biggest winner, especially Durant for Jaylen Green, who was able to win a great victory.

ESPN pointed out that the Rockets are enough to be the offseason winner with this deal alone. The deal won very thoroughly, and the Rockets perfectly strengthened their biggest shortcomings, but did not pay any top star or future high-quality draft assets. Replacing the inefficient Jaylen Green with his historically efficient scorer Durant is the core operation of the Rockets' big victory in the offseason.

Then ESPN analyzed the Rockets' next operations: they signed Finney Smith for four years, 53 million yuan, introduced Capela for three years, 21.5 million yuan, signed a contract with Van Vreet to reduce salary, reached a reasonable contract renewal with Jabarri Smith Jr., and also renewed the basic salary role players such as Tate, Aaron Holiday and Jeff Green, and finally created a team with depth and versatility, which can defeat opponents in various ways: defense, rebounds, body shape, confrontation, vitality, experience, and Durant's unsolvable scoring talent.

When talking about the prospects of the Rockets next season, ESPN even said that the Rockets will compete with the Thunder for the title of "the team with the deepest lineup in the league", and the Rockets, which has become the second strongest team in the West, will also compete with the Thunder for the Western Conference championship, becoming the biggest threat to the Thunder's replica of the Warriors' defending their title in the 2017-18 season.

However, the current Rockets are not perfect. ESPN pointed out that the biggest problem is that the back line is insufficient depth, and the Rockets will rely heavily on 31-year-old Van Vritte, who has passed its peak, unless last year's draft, Shepard, can make a leap in the second grade. The frontcourt rotation may also be confusing due to players' dissatisfaction with playing time: the three-center lineup structure formed with Shin Kyung and Adams after Capela joins may rely too much on the intermittent effect of the double tower tactics. However, compared with the team's luxurious configuration, these flaws are acceptable.

What kind of results do you think the Rockets can achieve next season? Have they become a championship-level team? Welcome to give your predictions in the comment section.