The 2024 draft is officially over, and the Rockets have made a draft, a trade and a signing before and after the draft (two trades, one that does not involve player changes), and if there are no major trades in the future, the team's roster for the new season is basically released.
The following is likely to be the Rockets' roster for the new season!
Point guards: VanVleet, Thompson, Shepard (1st draft)
Shooting guard: Green
Small forwards: Dillon, Whitmore, Ethan, Griffin (one-trade), Tate
Power forwards: Smith, Jeff Green,
Centre-forwards: Shin Kyung, Adams, Landale, Dante (signed)
Holiday and Boban and Bullock are out of contract and will not stay with the team at all, and although the team is interested in keeping Holiday with a higher contract, he is likely to want a higher contract and leave.
Williams, Hinton and Samuels are on two-way contracts, and judging by their performances and opportunities in 2023-24, at least two of them are likely to be waived.
From the perspective of characteristics, the three players that the Rockets got in this draft, one trade and one signing, are all very suitable for the Rockets' tactical system, and they all perfectly complement the needs of the Rockets, which can be regarded as strengthening the weak link.
Although Shepard is only 1.88 meters tall and has relatively average static talent, he is very good in trials and physical tests, and his dynamic talent is amazing, and the best fit for the Rockets is that Shepard has passing, defense, three-pointers, and a high free throw shooting percentage, which the Rockets need. Shepard is known as Curry Jr., and if he continues to shoot at a high level in the NBA, his future will be limitless. In his rookie season, Shepard will definitely be a substitute-based, and he will be the main substitute for VanVleet and Green, playing around 15-20 minutes.
Griffin is the 16th pick in 2021, in the draft that year, he was the target of the Rockets, but was cut off by the Hawks, and the Rockets selected Eason with the 17th pick, although it proves that the Rockets have earned, but Griffin is also a forward with excellent three-point ability, and he is also very suitable for Udoka's tactical system, and he should be able to get more than 10 minutes of rotation time in the new season, when the team's forward line encounters injuries, then Griffin has a good chance to get up.
Dent was signed by the Rockets as an undrafted pick, and he is also the type of black and hard that the Rockets need to be an interior bench for the team, depending on his performance in the upcoming summer league and preseason games, and once the action conquers the Rockets, it will be part of a two-way contract.
Of course, with the current Rockets, they execute the contracts of Jeff Green, Tate, and Landale, but these three are not the future of the team, and they will be added when the team suffers injuries and may also be used to equalize the salary in the team's big trade.
However, compared to last season, the Rockets have added weak links, young players are more mature, and the new season, even if there are no major trades, the team will still have a chance to make the playoffs.
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