4 in and 4 out, the Rockets 14+3 roster is fully upgraded! The US media named 3 people the most important: Amen No. 1

4 in and 4 out, the offseason winner Rockets completed a comprehensive upgrade of the 14+3 roster! Faced with the Rockets' comprehensive improvement, US media "SI" named three of them who believed that their performance was the most important for the Rockets in the new season, with Amen ranked first.

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4 players left the team:

Jaylen Green: As the core of the backcourt, the performance was far lower than expected for many years;

Dillon: Signed players at a premium in the early stage of reconstruction, and the playoffs exposed the instability of shooting and emotionality;

Landal: 8 million is insured, the premium contract for the reconstruction period;

White Demon: The coaching team formulated targeted plans and patient training for two years without any progress, and the characteristics of lone wolf are contrary to the offense and defense concept of Uduka.

4 new players join:

Durant: Get 8 for 1 at a low price, and is still the top key goal scorer, targeting the Rockets' shortcomings, and at the same time, the price is low enough, and has a good personal relationship with young players such as coach Uduka and Xiao Jia;

Finney Smith: 53 million yuan was successfully poached in the free market in four years, with a fair overall price, which will fill the post of Dillon's departure. The vacancy on the wing provides the Rockets with the defense of the vanguard and the three-point ending from the outside line;

Capela: Returning to the Rockets at a low price of 21.5 million in three years gives Housing more guarantees, giving Adams more rest in the regular season, and giving the Rockets another option for the double tower lineup;

Okoji: The Rockets 3.1 million in one year buys the defensive wing, Okoji, which further enhances the team's terrifying lineup depth.

The new 14+3 roster is released

Since the Rockets have used the middle-class special case, the hard salary cap of $194.7 million is triggered. Currently, the Rockets only have 1.2 million salary space left to the salary cap, while the minimum salary contract is $1.27 million.

This means that if the Rockets do not have subsequent trades and layoffs adjustments, they are likely to enter the new season with the existing 14-man roster. The specific personnel are as follows:

Five starting tigers: Van Jordan, Amen, Durant, Jar Jordan and Shinkin;

9 substitutes: Ethan, Adams, Capela, Finney Smith, Okogie, Tate, Jeff Green, Holiday, Shepard;

Two-way contracts: Kevin Harris, Isaiah Crawford and JD Davidson.

US media named 3 people

Faced with this luxurious Rockets lineup, US media "SI" named the three people who believed that their performance in the new season is crucial to the Rockets, because compared to veterans such as Durant who have long proved themselves, the performance and growth of these three players have huge room for imagination.

Third: Shepard

As last year's Tanhua Show, Shepard did not get many opportunities in the rookie season and spent most of his time in the G League and the bench, but he will definitely be reused in the new season.

The Rockets did not complete the reinforcement of the back line in a targeted manner in the offseason, but only renewed the contract with Van Jordan and Alon Holiday, and obviously hoped that Shepard could support the role of substitute point guard.

plus the Rockets' relatively difficult space issues, whether Shepard can fulfill his college shooting ability to the NBA will not only determine his career with the Rockets, but also determine whether the Rockets can remain proactive and flexible before the trade deadline.

Second place: Jabarry Smith Jr. As a 22-year Tanhua show, Jabar. His performance in his career has been gradually being left behind by the No. 1 picks of the same class, Kairo and Tanhua Homgren, and did not meet the expectations in the draft.

Fortunately, his shooting stability is improving every season, and with the improvement of core strength, Xiao Jia's defense and rebounding performance have become more and more reliable.

However, in the Rockets' system in the new season, whether Xiao Jia can firmly take the starting position depends on whether he can further improve his shooting performance. For the Rockets, which lacks ability on the outside, whether Xiao Jia can continue to provide stable three-point shooting will also seriously affect the flexibility of Uduka's lineup adjustment.

No doubt, the top spot belongs to Amen. After Jaylen Green leaves, Amen will return to the familiar No. 2 position in the new season.

After two seasons of growth, Amen is already one of the best defenders in active service, and has shown terrifying historical talent and ending ability on the offensive end.

If a stable projection can be developed after obtaining more ball rights, then Amen is completely likely to hit the All-Star or even become a superstar.