Before the Houston Rockets with Kevin Durant pulled the thickest fish of the Free Agency on land, it was rumored whether Giannis Antetokounmpo could not find his way to Texas. Now General Manager of the Rockets spoke about the conversations with the Milwaukee Bucks.
With a guest appearance in ESPN Radio Houston 97.5 Rafael Stone spoke about the operational summer of the franchise. In the case of the Greek superstar, who, according to rumors, did not exclude a farewell from Milwaukee, but Stone took the wind out of my sails: “I get well with Jon Horst [Bucks-GM] clear. I really like him. But he was very clear that they would not do anything in this direction. ”
Nevertheless, Stone in Durant was able to make a superstar to Houston, which makes Texans one of the hottest competitors compared to defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder.
Rockets want to “earn” the success
However, the Rockets GM did not want to know anything about a favorite role: “You don’t get trophies for the offseason,” he clarified. “You start on the ground every year. Everyone starts at 0-0. You have to earn everything. For the teams who think they get something for free, it usually becomes a bitter year.”
In addition to Durant, Stone was able to make Dorian Finney-Smith or Clint Capela or the contract extensions listen to Fred Vanvleet or Jabari Smith. With a young core paired with title winners such as Durant (Golden State Warriors) or Vanvleet (Toronto Raptors) you go into the new season in Texas with great optimism.