First in the league! The most efficient team in the NBA! In the Cruel West, there is another super dark horse to rise

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2024-06-04 22:34Posted in Shandong Sports Creators

In the finals of this season, the Mavericks and Celtics will eventually fight for the championship, while the rest of the league will start planning for next season. Several traffic teams, the Lakers determined the direction of building a team around thick eyebrows, and the Clippers hope to keep the Pepperden trio, but Harden and George both want to get a big contract, and the undercurrent is surging; The Suns are very complicated here, and the Bill contract with the veto power of the transaction is basically immovable, and can only be repaired and repaired; This season, several giants in the East have stopped in the first round, and the 76ers have $65 million in salary space and are ready to go all out this summer; The Bucks, under the leadership of Rivers Sr., are gradually deviating from the track, while the Heat's lineup has no lower limit and upper limit, like a castle in the air. Many young teams have risen this season, like the Thunder, who are the first in the West, and the Timberwolves, who have reached the Western Conference finals, and young people are gradually dominating the league.

And in the Cruel West, there is one other team that is easy to overlook, and that is the Rockets. The Rockets finished the regular season with a 41-41 record and finished 11th in the West, but this record could be played in the playoffs in the East. In the past few years, thanks to the important assets left by the Harden trade, coupled with the bad swing, the Rockets have gathered six talented sons: Jalen Green + Jabari Smith + Shin Jing + Eason + Amen Thompson + Whitmore. And last summer, the Rockets found mentors for these youngsters, such as VanVleet, Brooks, Jeff Green, and Adams, who came to the team in the middle of the season. Originally, Udoka planned to produce results this season, but the Rockets management did not want to rush to the top of the game. Including in the second half of the season, the Rockets had an 11-game winning streak that nearly pulled the Warriors down.

In addition, the Rockets have quietly set two records this season. First of all, the Rockets have won 19 more games this season than last season, and they have the highest increase of any team in the league! Secondly, the Rockets' offensive efficiency in anti-conversion this season is the first in the league! And in the past 2 years, it has been at the bottom of the league! One thing is for sure, the Rockets are really going to rise next season! The Nets helped the Rockets get this summer's pick, but according to Houston media confirmation, the Rockets are ready to use the Pick + future assets to exchange for an All-Star-level core. There are three names here: Mitchell for the Cavaliers, Ingram for the Pelicans, and Butler for the Heat. In the words of the American media, as long as these three people enter the trade market, the Rockets are likely to become super dark horses, because the Rockets have too many chips.

Among them, Butler is the most likely star to join, the reason is simple, Butler has 2 years and $101 million left on his contract, and Heat President Riley has publicly stated that Butler needs to play more games if he wants to get a contract extension. And Riley has repeatedly complained about Butler's big-mouthed bombardment of other teams in the East. If you want to get an All-Star, it is impossible for the Rockets to keep all six of their talents. But the Rockets are still eating the rookie bonus, the overall salary for next season, VanVleet $42.85 million (contract year, because the 25-26 season is a team option), Brooks' $22.26 million decreasing contract, Adams $12.6 million, in addition to Jalen Green $12.49 million + Jabari Smith $9.77 million + Amen Thompson $9.25 million + Shin Jing $5.42 million + Eason $3.7 million + Whitmore $3.38 million.

Among them, Jalen Green and Shen Jing have reached the stage where they can renew their contracts in advance, Jalen Green, as the cornerstone of the Rockets, averaged 25.3 points + 41% three-point shooting per game after the All-Star this season, and Shen Jing has achieved an all-round data of 21.1 points, 9.3 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game in the third year of his career. In the words of the Houston media, the opportunity for Rockets management next season is unprecedented! First of all, Jalen Green and Shin Jing are still holding rookie contracts, and after VanVleet's contract expires, if the Rockets can upgrade an All-Star star in this core framework, the Rockets have a chance to hit the top six in the West! In the regular season, the Rockets' defensive efficiency was in the top six in the league 80% of the time, and the league's average rebounds per game were third.

And during the 11-game winning streak in the second half of the season, rookie Amen Thompson averaged 15.6 points, 9.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.2 steals per game, becoming the biggest surprise for the Rockets as a swingman at the guard. Ethan, the bench engine, averaged 9.8 points and 7.0 rebounds in 21.8 minutes per game, and before he was injured, he was the most efficient in the league in defensive efficiency! Top 10 in the league in net efficiency value! To put it simply, the Rockets are talented with six sons, and it's time for them to blossom and bear fruit like the Thunder and Timberwolves! According to the analysis of the American media, the Rockets are talented with six sons, and the most likely to leave is Whitmore, and the other five are not for sale, and the Rockets' overall salary next season is only $129 million.

The trajectory of the Rockets is very similar to that of the Thunder, the Thunder entered the playoffs under the leadership of Paul, and after losing to the Rockets in seven games, they were also bad for three years, the Thunder 21-22 season 24-58, the 22-23 season became 40-42, and this season directly 57-25 topped the regular season in the West! And the Rockets were 22-60 in the 22-23 season, and this season it became 41-41, as long as the Rockets can get a star of Butler's or Mitchell's level in the offseason, they will really rise next season!

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