On September 25th, Beijing time, as the new season approaches, many teams have begun to actively prepare for the opening of training camp, the Clippers opened the media day today, talking about a lot of issues that everyone is more concerned about, such as Leonard's injury has not fully recovered, may miss the opening game, Harden will take on more team roles in the new season, and the team's starters have not been fully determined, etc., in terms of Rockets team owner Fertitta also accepted an interview today.
The reason why he attended the interview is because the team announced a new training hall today, it is reported that this training hall costs nearly 75 million, the facilities of the new stadium are very complete, there are spa rooms, strength rooms, etc., the court has also been significantly enlarged, and they have added a few more venues. After seeing this venue, many fans said that it was not worth so much money. To be honest, we don't know about this, but now that the stadium is becoming more and more high-tech, we have no way of knowing how much the facilities they cover, and looking at the current situation, the construction is definitely not cheap.
Fertitta talked about the team's current roster in an interview, he said: "I saw our team's new roster last night, our 14th man, whoever he is, he can be a rotation player on any team, there is no team in the NBA that is better than our roster, and we are still very young, when we see good players, they basically become good in the third or fourth season, or the fifth to seventh season, like Michael Jordan, So we try to keep our core squad.
To be honest, it is very difficult for the core lineup of the Rockets to maintain the estimate for a long time, after all, they have too many top talents, and it is estimated that there will be many people who will ask for a super cap salary in the future, which is unbearable for the team, first of all, Jalen Green and Shen Jing thought about a big contract this summer, but the team did not give it, they plan to consider renewing the contract of the two next summer, and in addition to these two, Jabari Smith and Tari Eason are also facing contract renewals next summer, Ethan is not worth the top salary, but Jabari Smith is worth it.
Even if it is said that Jabari Smith will not be given a contract in the summer and will be given in 26, the key is that the team will still consider the renewal of Amen Thompson and the White Devils in 26, Amen also has the potential to sign a maximum salary, and Shepard, the team's new prospect in 27, may also need to renew his contract in advance, and the Rockets are also a headache, the reason why they are willing to return the Nets' draft pick to the Nets this summer is because the team has a surplus of talent, and they don't need young talent in the next few years.
However, Fertitta is still right in what he said, the depth of this team's rotation lineup is one of the best in the league, although there are no big stars, but they can play enough players, the team's starters are Van Jordan, Jalen Green, Dillon, Jabari Smith and Shen Jing, these five can also be used as the team's starters in other teams. The main rotation of the bench for the new season is Shepard, Amen Thompson, White Devil Whitmore, Eason and Adams, and the four are Jeff Green, Landale, Aaron Gordon and Tate.
It can be said that in addition to Tate, other players do have the existence of becoming the main rotation of other teams, this is AJ Griffin recently chose to retire, otherwise he will be the 15th person on the team, Griffin contributed twice in his rookie season, he is only 21 years old, but because of psychological problems, he finally chose to leave the team, and the Rockets had no choice but to cut him. In addition, everyone is more worried about Adams' injury problem, and there is definite news today.
Today, the Rockets' team reporter addressed the issue, saying: A source familiar with the team has revealed that Adams is not only in full practice now, but he also performed well in training last week, and he expects to return before the start of training camp for the new season. Adams suffered a serious injury last season, and the reason why the Rockets are willing to take him is mainly because of Adams' professional attitude, and his willingness to do dirty work is what Udoka likes.
Previously, the American media had predicted the record of each team in the new season, among which the Rockets ranked 11th in the West, the same as last season, their strength is indeed stronger than before, but it has not been really recognized, perhaps only when the team plays a better performance, the American media can be optimistic about them, the new season is very important for many players of the Rockets, Green and Shen Jing's big contracts, Van Jordan and Jabari Smith are facing early contract extensions, and Shepard needs to play well to secure the position.
In this case, it is estimated that they will all play very well, Udoka's system is also more familiar to them, in my opinion, the new season Rockets have a chance to impact the play-offs, they have such a squad thickness and strength, but as Fertitta said, it is still difficult for the Rockets' squad thickness to achieve good results, speaking of which, what do you want to say about the current Rockets? Welcome to leave a message to discuss.