6 shots and 5 irons! The Rockets offered 100 million to renew his contract, but Stone didn’t give it. It’s not worth it for KD to cut his salary.

On October 23, the NBA regular season officially started yesterday. The game between the Rockets and the Thunder is still unforgettable. The two sides fought fiercely in double overtime. In the end, relying on Alexander's free throws, the Thunder narrowly defeated their opponents. In this game, the Thunder let everyone see the strength of the defending champions. They seized on the Rockets' shortcomings and targeted them. Their discipline and execution were too strong, and they targeted both Amen and Shepard.

The Rockets are doing well. With Van Jordan and Finney Smith absent, and new aid Durant just joining, they are still getting used to it. The fact that they can compete with the Thunder to this extent is enough to show the strength of their lineup. The four core players of the Rockets performed well in this game: Amen scored 18 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal, Shen Jing had 39 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals, Durant had 23 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists, and Smith had 16 points, 5 rebounds and 1 steal.

However, their substitutes did not give the team much help in this game. Sheppard was originally expected to connect the team and provide outside firepower. As a result, Shepard became the opponent's singles opponent. He scored 9 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists from 10 shots in the game. The efficiency was very average. Ethan, another core player of the team, also did not perform well in this game. His performance was really eye-catching. He made 1 of 6 in the game and scored 3 points, 6 rebounds and 1 block.

Due to his poor performance, Uduka did not reuse him. In the past, Uduka regarded him as his own son and believed that he could become the next Leonard. As a result, Uduka completely lost confidence in him in this game. Except for his value on the defensive end, he did not improve at all in other aspects.

Maybe now the Rockets will be glad that they did not renew his contract. Before the start of the new season, the Rockets originally planned to reach a contract extension with him first, and then discuss the renewal with Durant, because the Rockets regarded him as the future of the team, but Ethan's contract could not be negotiated. In desperation, the Rockets chose to complete the contract extension with Durant first. The two parties reached a two-year contract of 90 million, and Durant chose to reduce his salary by 30 million.

The reason why Durant chose to cut his salary by 30 million was to make it easier for the Rockets to renew Ethan's contract. However, the two sides still failed to negotiate a contract. The two sides will discuss contract renewal again next summer. There are two possibilities for Ethan not renewing his contract. One is that the salary is not ideal, and the other is that he wanted the privilege of player options, but the team did not give it to him. Judging from the current situation, the first option is more likely. Today, the famous reporter Windhorst talked about the issue of Ethan's contract renewal.

He said: The news I learned is that the Rockets provided Ethan with a generous offer. It was a contract with a total value of more than 100 million US dollars, but I don't know how much of it is a guaranteed contract. His meaning was very clear. Stone gave Ethan a contract estimated to be worth 100 million in 5 years or 100 million in 4 years. It did seem to be a lot. After all, top blue-collar workers such as Daniels and Braun paid such prices, but Ethan's contract was not fully guaranteed.

In other words, Ethan's contract may only be fully guaranteed for 1-2 years, and the others are team options, or part of the salary is guaranteed. There are many such contracts in the league, especially for some players whose attendance rate is insufficient or who have thorny attributes. In order to encourage their attendance rate to be higher, the team will choose to use incentive bonuses. If certain conditions are met, you can get the full contract. If you fail to meet it, you can only get a part of the contract.

The reason why Stone gave such a contract is to be on the safe side, because Ethan's health cannot be guaranteed. In the past three years, except for his full attendance in his rookie season, he has played a total of 79 games in the past two seasons.

If Ethan is still in his current state, with inaccurate three-pointers and a strong desire to express himself on the offensive end, then it is not ruled out that the Rockets may try to trade him away this season. After all, the Rockets' goal is to win the championship. Van Jordan's absence has made everyone see the Rockets' obvious shortcomings. If Van Jordan is there, the Rockets may win this game against the Thunder. The Rockets may try to introduce a point guard suitable for the team in the middle of the season, such as White of the Celtics.

At that time, young potentials like Ethan and Sheppard will become bargaining chips in the transaction, and the Rockets have enough draft picks, and they can meet the conditions of any team to complete the transaction. It's just a pity that Durant chose to take a salary cut in order to keep him, which is really not worth it. The Rockets in the new season are worth looking forward to. I hope Ethan can catch up with everyone. Many Rockets fans still hope that he will stay on the team. Having said that, what do you want to say about the current Rockets and Ethan? Welcome to leave a message for discussion.