Where will Lillard go? The media has given my cousin s five favorites, and the Rockets are expected to become a dark horse.

The NBA free agent trading market has become very lively this year. Even so, no one could have thought that Lillard, one of the top 75 stars in the league, would be laid off by the Bucks when he had two years and $113 million contracts. This undoubtedly attracted the interest of many teams in the league, and they all wanted to get the league superstar at a relatively low price.

Lillard suffered a serious injury in the playoffs and Pacers series last year, and the recovery cycle is expected to take about a year, which is also the main reason why the Bucks sacked him. With Lillard's salary of $54.79 million next season locking the team's space, the Bucks not only have to face the front line that pays extravagant taxes, but also cannot make any gains in the free agent market.

Then they chose to cut Lillard by delaying payment, so that Lillard's salary space for the team next season will be reduced to about $22.3 million, giving the Bucks more choices next season. Although the Bucks are unwilling to wait for Lillard for a year, there are a lot of teams in the league who are willing to take it off with a two-year low salary. They never considered whether Lillard could make a comeback next season, but instead turned their attention to the 26-27 season.

Recently, some media have sorted out the five popular teams that Lillard may join next season, among which the rankings are Trail Blazers, Heat, Warriors, Celtics and Rockets. Needless to say, Lillard spent his first 11 seasons with the Trail Blazers, and he himself hopes to return to the Trail Blazers to recover from his injuries. The only thing that affects his decision is that the Trail Blazers have a low probability of winning the championship in recent years, and Lillard will join the team more like Paul's role when he joined the Thunder. Needless to say, the Heat, the Warriors and the Celtics are short of midfielders at the moment. Rozier of the Heat performed very poorly last season. Pojemsky of the Warriors is obviously not at the same level as Lillard. After the Trail Blazers sent off Ju Holiday, they also need a backcourt core to control the entire team.

The Rockets, ranked fifth, now seem to be the team with the most complete lineup structure, but the probability of their winning of Lillard is actually not small. After the team's operation and then used up the full middle class, the team's total salary this year has been confirmed to not exceed $196 million. Currently, the salary of players with guaranteed contracts in the team has reached 194.5 million, with a salary of less than 2 million US dollars, so naturally they cannot sign Lillard.

But recently, local reporters of the Rockets have revealed that the team is preparing to trade a future draft pick with Whitmore, so that the team's salary space can be reduced by about $3.5 million, so that it can make some moves in the market for layoffs in the future. Lillard may not take a healthy salary of $5 million, but now he has been slashed and can't play for a year, so he is indeed likely to accept this contract.

The Rockets' advantage over other teams is the chance to win the championship in the 25-26 season. Currently, they are ranked third on the team's probability of winning the championship next season, only behind last season's championship Thunder, and the Nuggets, which have won Cameron Johnson, Bruce Brown and Valanciunas in the free agent market.

This is absolutely attractive to Lillard. He is currently 34 years old. Lillard, who has played in the league for 13 seasons, will be 35 years old in less than two weeks. If he rests for another year, after his comeback, Lillard, 36, cannot even determine his own condition, is too difficult to lead the team to win the championship. Therefore, joining a team with a higher probability of winning may help him realize his dream of winning the championship.

Although the Rockets are not very optimistic about signing Lillard, don't forget that when trading Durant, the Rockets were not the number one hottest. It was not until the Suns finalized the deal at the last moment that the Rockets got the league superstar. At present, the Rockets are still likely to get Lillard without being optimistic. Which team do you think Lillard will end up going to? Welcome to like, follow, and leave a message to discuss!