What a pity! The early renewal of Ethan’s contract failed! The Rockets may lose him next summer

At this moment, what words should be used to describe the good mood of Rockets fans? Regret, disappointment, shock, sadness or rage? In short, I am definitely not in a good mood right now! Because everyone originally thought that the Rockets were almost certain to renew Talisin's contract in advance, but the final result turned out to be extremely disappointing!

Six o'clock this morning is the deadline for Talisin to renew his contract in advance, but the Rockets failed to reach an agreement with him before that. At this point, this means that Talisin will become a restricted free agent next summer. Therefore, the Rockets' use period for Ethan may have entered the countdown in advance! Unless Rockets general manager Stone can reach a contract extension with Talisin next summer. Otherwise, Talisin will definitely leave Houston next summer!

It is particularly worth mentioning that according to previous reports, the Houston Rockets' renewal of Talisin's contract this summer is better than Kevin Durant's. But the final result was that Durant took a crazy salary cut of 30 million and signed a two-year early contract extension with the Rockets worth $90 million! Ethan, who was particularly optimistic about reaching an early contract extension with the Rockets, failed to reach an agreement in the end. Needless to say, this is definitely a major "flaw" in Rockets general manager Stone's perfect operation this summer.

According to follow-up reports from Rockets team reporter Kelly Iko, the two sides have been having great differences on the value of the contract for several weeks. The Rockets were hoping to reach an extension and made a last-minute effort, but now Eason will be a restricted free agent next summer.

Adam Spolane, another Rockets team reporter, said that it is really surprising that the Rockets failed to reach an early contract extension with Talisin! Eason is set to become a restricted free agent next summer, which is typically not a pleasant experience for players. However, what is good for Talisin is that more teams are expected to have salary space next summer, which will be very conducive to him signing an ideal big contract.

So, what was the reason why the Rockets failed to renew Talisin's contract in advance? The core reason behind this is probably that the Rockets didn't give enough money! Otherwise, the two sides will not be unable to reach an agreement. After all, the Rockets are extremely eager to reach an early contract extension so that Talisin can partner with the Big Three of Durant, Shen Jing, and Amen Thompson in the next few years to compete for the championship!

But as a rising star, Talisin not only desires a bigger stage, but also wants to make more money. After all, this is the first opportunity in his career to get a big contract!

In the 2024-25 season, Talisin played 57 regular season games for the Houston Rockets, averaging 24.9 minutes per game, contributing 12 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.7 steals, and 0.9 blocks, with three hits. The shooting rates were 48.7%/34.2%/76% respectively; in 7 playoff games, he averaged 18.9 minutes per game, scoring 7.6 points, 4.3 rebounds, 0.7 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.0 blocks. The three shooting rates were 47.3%/6.8%/50% respectively.

Obviously, the data cannot fully reflect Talisin’s stadium value! What needs to be known is that Talisin's top performance on both offense and defense for a while last season made people see the shadow of Kawhi Leonard in him.

Of course, the failure to renew Talisin’s contract in advance does not mean that the Rockets will definitely lose him next summer. The new season will be the core key to test each other! I hope that Rockets general manager Stone can bring Talisin back to Houston next summer, and Talisin can also perform on the court in the new season worthy of his ideal big contract.

Come on, Tari-Ethan! Come on, Houston Rockets!