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Don t worry, there are 2 main players in the Rockets who have not renewed their contracts, and the contract types cannot be confused.

2:45am, 29 June 2025Basketball

Just now, the Rockets completed another contract renewal of players on the team. They reached a contract renewal agreement with Van Vlite for 2 years and $50 million. The team refused Van Vlite's contract of $44.8 million in the last year, and turned around and renewed the contract with an average salary of 25 million per year, which saved the team directly a full middle class.

However, after VanVleet renewed the contract, many fans were worried about why Jia and Ethan's contract renewal had not been moved for a long time. In fact, there is no need to worry about Xiao Jia and Ethan's contract renewal. They are completely different from the type of contracts that the management has renewed before. It's far from time to talk about their contract renewal.

First, let's look at the two veterans Adams and Van Vleet who renewed the contract. After Adams executed a $12.6 million contract last year, if the Rockets do not renew his contract, he will become a complete free agent and there will be a front line poached by other teams. VanVleet's situation is similar. The team rejected his contract of more than $40 million in the last year. If the contract is not renewed, VanVleet will also become a free agent.

And since they entered the league in 22 years, they signed a four-year partial guarantee contract with the Rockets. However, at present, their contracts will be fully guaranteed. As the No. 3 show, Xiao Jia signed a four-year contract of $40.33 million. Ethan is the 17th pick in the first round, and he signed a four-year contract of $16.26 million.

In this offseason, Ethan and Xiao Jia only have the qualification to renew their contract with the Rockets in advance. Even if the team does not choose to negotiate with them this year, Xiao Jia and Ethan have one year left to execute the contract. Xiao Jia is $12.35 million, while Ethan is $5.58 million. To take a step back, even if the Rockets do not renew their contract with JA and Ethan at this time next year, their early bird rights are still among the Rockets. No matter whether other teams in the league bid for these two, the Rockets have the right to match.

Why the Rockets have not renewed their contract with Jia and Ethan for a long time is actually nothing more than the following three issues. First of all, everything is full of uncertainty before the season begins. If the trading player market has the target players the Rockets want to get, and the team needs to send these two players, then the team will save a lot of trouble when trading directly. Just leave the issue of renewal negotiations to the new team for consideration.

The second is about salary negotiations. At present, the two Rockets players have great changes in the salary renewal. In the regular season, Ethan averaged 12 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.7 steals per game, with a shooting percentage of 48.7%, and a three-point shooting percentage of 34.2%, ranking fourth in the league in steals per game. However, injuries have always been an important factor hindering its growth. In the past two seasons, Ethan has played only 79 games for the Rockets, less than 50% of the total number of games.

For consideration of its stability, the Rockets' contract to Ethan will not be too large, and it is likely to be a four-year, $60 million middle-class contract. As for his desire to get a high salary, he will consider it for another 4 years.

And Xiao Jia's contract extension is likely to be a little more troublesome. After all, he was the second best one year earlier than him, and his level was not very good. In the end, he got a three-year, $100 million contract. Xiao Jia also revealed that he wanted to get a five-year, $185 million contract like Shin Kyung. This is indeed a bit of a big appetite for Xiao Jia, who averages only 13 points and 7.5 rebounds in his career. What the Rockets can finally give him is probably a four-year contract of $800-100 million. As for whether he is willing to accept this contract in the end, it is unknown. And there is also a saying in the node of renewal. Usually, the team spends the summer offseason and confirms that there will be no transaction before the contract will be officially finalized. For example, Shen Jing’s contract renewal was announced on October 23 last year. Jaylen Green was even later. So those fans who are anxious to renew their contract with Xiao Jia and Ethan don’t have to worry at all, just wait quietly! What price do you think Ethan and Xiao Jia should renew their contract? Welcome to leave a message for discussion!

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