Rocket God Operation! 2 people took a pay cut and 2 people joined, Udoka announced a new decision, and Stone really made the right bet

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2024-06-30 10:39Creators in the field of sports

In the past 23-24 season, the Rockets finally ranked 11th in the West and missed the play-offs, which is a pity, in fact, at the beginning of the season, the Rockets were once in the top 5 in the West, and then with the Clippers, Suns, Lakers and Warriors successively, the Rockets could not hold the ranking and were gradually surpassed, and at the end of the season, the Rockets and the Warriors competed for the last spot in the play-offs, and finally lost, but overall, the Rockets made some gains last season. In the offseason, the Rockets drafted Shepard with a probe pick, and then traded the No. 44 pick to get AJ Griffin from the Hawks.

Not only that, on June 30, Beijing time, the Rockets officially announced the implementation of Tate's $7.6 million team option, and then, it was reported that the Rockets would also implement Jeff Green's player option, Holiday has expired, but the Rockets also plan to sign him back, so that the Rockets roster has been released.

Point guards: VanVleet, Amen, Holiday

Quarterbacks: Jalen Green, Shepard

Nick Front: Dillon, Whitmore, Ethan, Tate, AJ Griffin

Ohmae: Jabari, Jeff Green

Centres: Shin Kyung, Landale, Adams

2 people took a salary cut to renew their contracts

This offseason, the biggest problem for the Rockets to deal with is how to renew Jalen Green and Shen Jing, because both are 21-year rookies, and now they can sign a five-year $225 million maximum salary contract, obviously, the Rockets can only meet one person, but the question caused by this is whether Jalen Green will be dissatisfied if Shen Jing is given a maximum salary, which is not conducive to the unity of the team, unless the Rockets trade Jalen Green.

Fortunately, this problem will be solved, according to the team reporter Feigen reported that the Rockets will not give either Shen Jing and Jalen Green a maximum salary, in other words, no one wants to get a big contract, and the specific amount has not been disclosed. The Rockets can be described as a god operation, using salary cuts to retain the two at the same time. Of course, there is another possibility, the Rockets believe that Shin Jing and Jalen Green are not the future of the team, and Stone will observe Amen Thompson and Shepard first.

2 people joined

They are Shepard and AJ Griffin, both of whom are a good fit for the Rockets, Shepard is this year's probe and talented, and his draft template is Derrick White. Shepard is good at shooting, as long as he has the opportunity to shoot quickly, he often hits some difficult three-pointers during college, which is very similar to Curry, because the biggest shortcoming of the Rockets lineup is the instability of outside firepower, during college, Shepard averaged 53.6% of the shooting rate per game, and the three-point shot was 52.1%, which is the rookie who is the best at projecting this year, which perfectly fits the Rockets, and Shepard is also happy to share the ball, although his height of 1.88 meters suffers, but fortunately, he has a top defensive awareness and is good at stealing, It won't be targeted.

AJ Griffin also has good strength, he is the No. 16 rookie in 22 years, in his rookie season, Griffin played an average of 19.5 minutes per game, averaged 8.9 points and 2.1 rebounds per game, and the three-point shooting rate was 39%, which seems average, but you must know that Griffin does not have many opportunities to perform in the Hawks, but he is a big heart shooter, also in his rookie season, Griffin once beat the Raptors with an empty whistle, turned around and beat the Bulls, and staged two kills in his rookie season, Griffin became the second man in NBA history. In addition, Griffin is 1.98 meters tall and can play the No. 3 and No. 2 positions, and with Shepard and Griffin joining, I believe that the Rockets' projection ability will be greatly improved next season.

Udoka announced a new decision

In an interview not long ago, Udoka first said that he was looking forward to coaching Shepard, Udoka said: "Shepard has a special set of skills, I think his shooting is at an all-time level, he has a good feel for the game, his passing ability, his steals, he is an NBA-level athlete, and we are very excited to have him here." ”

And then that's the point, Udoka talked about the Rockets' goals for next season, he bluntly said that he wants to hit the playoffs, pay attention to the fact that he will directly enter the top 6 in the West, not through the play-offs to get the playoffs, it can be seen that Udoka is full of confidence, not only that, Udoka also continued: "I have been emphasizing that we must continue to work hard to improve on a certain defensive basis, and for our team, I have always emphasized to the players the importance of having a defensive mentality." ”

Stone was right

It's easy to understand that Udoka will have to pay close attention to defense next season, and only when the defense is done well, other aspects can be improved. On the whole, Stone's offseason operation is still good, taking a salary cut while retaining Shen Jing and Jalen Green, and Shepard and Griffin's abilities are also perfectly suitable for the Rockets, because the roster is full, which means that the Rockets may not have any more operations in the future, looking forward to next season, the strength of the Lakers and Warriors will only weaken, so it should not be a problem for the Rockets to at least enter the play-offs, as for the impact of the top 6 in the West, it will definitely be difficult, the key depends on whether the young people can further improve themselves.

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