The Rockets have continuously recruited reinforcements, and the total salary has exceeded the cap! Last year, I sent a big contract in a hurry, and now I have a bitter fruit

Basketball Big Bear

2024-07-02 11:37

In the NBA's complex trade network, the Houston Rockets' recent dynamics seem to be relatively calm. Since the start of the offseason, in addition to bringing in AJ Griffin in a small trade and picking Shepard in the draft, the Rockets' main move has been to sign undrafted forward Dante to a two-way contract and re-sign shooter Holiday to a new one. However, even without bringing in star players, the Rockets' salary space has quietly exceeded the salary cap, which can't help but raise many questions about the Rockets' salary strategy.

The main problem the Rockets are currently facing is that their salary totals have broken through the salary cap despite not having a top star on board. The root cause of this phenomenon is that last summer, the Rockets offered too many contracts with large amounts in order to strengthen the roster. For example, they signed Dillon for four years and $86 million and Van Vliet on a three-year, $130 million contract. He also gave Jeff Green a two-year, $16 million contract, and Landale a four-year, $32 million contract. The signing of these large contracts has undoubtedly put great pressure on the salary space of the Rockets.

However, the Rockets didn't stop the pace of reinforcements. They know that to get a foothold in the competitive NBA, they have to have a strong team. Therefore, even with tight salary space, the Rockets are actively looking for all possible ways to strengthen them.

Fortunately, the Rockets still have a 12.9 million "middle-class exception" in their hands, but according to analysis, the Rockets will not use this contract to bring in reinforcements. After all, the Rockets now have 17 players, and even if they don't bring in new players, the Rockets' roster will be more than enough for next season's regular season.

In addition, the Rockets can also look for opportunities through the free agent market signing and trade markets. The trade market is also an important channel for the Rockets to adjust their roster. They can trade players who fit the team's tactical needs, or trade out players they don't need in exchange for more valuable chips. After the Rockets' continuous recruitment, now that they have more salary space, there should be no more major reinforcements in the future.

The Rockets are currently facing a tight salary space, and if the Rockets hadn't gone so frantically to bring in players with big contracts last season, they now have every chance to make some moves on the free agent market. It's a pity that the Rockets locked up their salary space, and seeing other teams buying big and buying specially, the Rockets had to use small repairs and small repairs to improve the lineup.

Last summer, the Rockets' 60 million salary space was spent too quickly, and some unnecessary reinforcements occupied too much salary space, which led to the "bitter fruit" brewed today. Fortunately, the Rockets are now fully staffed and no longer bring in players, so they can still make a difference next season.

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