I m afraid I can t keep it. The Rockets young player attracted the attention of three teams in the league. The media gave the chips comparable to Ma Wei.

There are still a few hours left, and the free agent market will officially open in 2025. It can be foreseen that more transactions will occur by then. Many media said that the Rockets' 20th pick in the first round of 23 will have a more than 80% chance of leaving the team.

In fact, Whitmore's trading rumors have always existed. As early as when the Rockets and the Suns traded, some media said that because the Rockets were unwilling to give Jabbarry Smith Jr. in the transaction, the Suns turned to ask the Rockets to put Whitmore into the trading chips. In the end, Whitmore's name was not seen in the bargaining chips trading in Durant. People thought that the Rockets were reluctant to trade the 20-year-old.

Until recently, reporter Scotto said on a TV show that the Rockets actually provided two options in trading chips. In addition to Jaylen Green + Dillon Brooks + fixed chips in 2025, the first is to add Whitmore to the trading chips, but there will be 3 fewer second round picks, and the second is to give the Suns 5 second round picks. In the end, the Suns chose the latter.

So, the Rockets have had plans to trade Whitmore from the beginning, and he personally has this premonition, because Whitmore recently posted a news on social media, which roughly means that nothing matters.

And in the recent TV show of Shams, we also talked about Whitmore's recent situation, saying that when the Rockets released the news that they wanted to trade Whitmore, many teams in the league were very interested in it. They are the Cavaliers, Lakers and Nuggets.

First of all, the Cavaliers ranked first in the league in the regular season last year, but were defeated by the Pacers in the first round of the playoffs. In the offseason this year, Jerome, the league's sharpshooter with 43.1% three-point shooting percentage expires, and he is likely to look for a middle-class contract with an average salary of $14 million, which has left the Suns, who are already under pressure from luxury taxes, with no contract renewal at all.

So the team needs to find an outside scorer to replace Jerome's position. Whitmore averaged 9.4 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist last season, with a shooting percentage of 44.4% and a three-point shooting percentage of 35.5%. Most importantly, compared with Jerome, Whitmore has a huge advantage in independent offense.

In addition, although the Nuggets have retained the most core lineup at that time, Jokic, Porter Jr. and Murray. However, in the past two seasons, the team has become increasingly dissatisfied with Porter Jr.'s state and mental power on the court. Especially in last year's playoffs, he averaged only 9.1 points, 5.5 rebounds, 0.6 assists per game, shooting percentage of 39.2%, and three-point shooting percentage of only 34.2%. Compared with his two-year and $78 million contract, the Nuggets may not tolerate him until that time.

Whitmore went to the Nuggets and could do the same job as Mike Porter Jr., so that the Nuggets could trade Porter Jr. With the confidence of Whitmore, there are currently 2 years and 9 million US dollars left. The salary difference alone can save the team 70 million US dollars, and it will also exempt the Nuggets from luxury tax penalties. The last team interested in Whitmore was the Lakers. In the 23rd draft, they were already interested in Whitmore, but in the end the team insisted on choosing Ciffino with the 17th pick in the first round. Ciffino had a maximum average of only 2 points per game in two years.

Now the team has another chance to get Whitmore, using him to replace Finney Smith, who is likely to leave the team. Local media of the Lakers said that the Lakers can use Kneckett (17th pick in the first round in 2024) and get Whitmore in the next first round. If the Lakers can really give this chip, the Rockets should agree to this trading chip. After all, this is one less first round than the chips traded by Mark Williams at that time. At the same time, the positioning of Knector's unballed shooter is more in line with the current lineup needs of the Rockets, and is a very good addition to the Rockets' offensive end. Which team do you think the Rockets Whitmore will be traded to in the end? Welcome to like, follow, and leave a message to discuss!