In the next 4 days, the Rockets will play two regular season games at home, and for the Rockets players who are accustomed to continuous combat, 4 days and 2 games are still very easy overall. Silas has also said before that he will use the Rockets' easy schedule to let the players conduct more tactical exercises, and in fact he does the same. The Rockets currently have a 17-man roster, and in addition to the 15 NBA standard contracts, small forward Trevlin Quinn and point guard Daison Knicks are holding a two-way contract.
Not long ago, the Rockets sent center Garupa, point guard Knicks and small forward Quinn to the Development League Vipers, because the Rockets' Players ShinJing, Jaylen Green, Porter Jr. and other players all returned to the team, and the Rockets, who played in the main lineup, did not need these marginal people at all, so the Rockets management sent 3 young players to the secondary league development league. Coupled with the fact that he can't play for the Rockets and has recently been mired in trade rumors, the Rockets previously had a total of 13 players to play.
Now, the Houston Rockets have recalled their "No. 4 center" Spain big man Usman Garuba to the first team, seemingly for the next two games against the Spurs and Trail Blazers. As the 23rd pick rookie in the first round of the season, Garuba doesn't have many opportunities this season, and compared to Rockets' No. 24 rookie Christopher, who is one lower than him, Garuba is clearly not adapting to the rhythm of the NBA.
Garupa has been sent to the Vipers many times this season by the Rockets, and he has only played 5 games with the Vipers, averaging 9 points, 9.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.4 assists and 1.8 steals in 25 minutes per game, which is not much stronger than Zhou Qi, who was placed in the development league by the Rockets captain. Compared with the king of the development alliance, the German boy Haltenstein who once won the FMVP of the development alliance, Garouba is even worse in performance and data.
At the Rockets, Garruba averaged only 7 minutes per game, averaged 1.3 points, 2.3 rebounds, and played during garbage time. According to Jonathan Fagan, a reporter for the Houston Chronicle, the reason why the Houston Rockets will unexpectedly recall Garupa to the team is mainly because the coaching staff wants to use the loose schedule to let Garupa return to the Rockets to practice with the players to improve each other and help them integrate into the team faster and better.
With 13 players plus Garruba, the rockets currently have 14 players to play. In the next two games against the Spurs and Blazers, if there is a chance, Garuba can get some opportunities to play, after all, although Wood has performed heroically, but Shen Jing's state is not good, and Theis has been put on the shelves by Hugh City, and it is expected that there will be no more opportunities to play. This is also a good opportunity for Garruba to take the position, and I hope he can cherish it, after all, in the first half of the first season in the NBA, Garruba's performance is far from the rockets' other three rookies Jaylen Green, Christopher and Shin kyung.
Whether Garupa can use the second half to achieve a counterattack depends on his performance in his usual training and in the development of the Vipers of the League. The Rockets management led by Silas recalled Garuba, and also has a far-reaching intention - Wood and Tys may not know when they will leave, Shen Jing and Garuba are the rocket's future internal pillars, now it is time to let them participate in more games and integrate into the Rockets faster.