As the Rockets' rebuild progressed, the team's management became more and more gentle with the players. For example, last season, Westbrook took the initiative to ask the Rockets to trade themselves, and then the Rockets also did as Westbrook wished, sending him to the Wizards to exchange for the first round of Wale + picks. When Harden took the initiative to ask for a trade, the Rockets first offered Harden a super maximum salary of $50 million a year, and after Harden refused, the Rockets still sent Harden to a championship-winning team - the Nets.
After that, the Rockets also put Cousins and McLemore, two players who did not have many opportunities in the Rockets, "freedom", so that they could become free agents and join other teams at will. PJ Tucker was traded to the Bucks to compete for the title, and tucker won his first championship and signed a new contract with the Heat last summer.
Now the Rockets have a large number of young players, such as Gordon, Nuwaba, Theis and other veterans, are facing the fate of being traded, don't look at the Rockets is a young team, but rocket owner Fertitta is still very attentive to these young players, very friendly.
The Rockets currently have a poor record at the bottom of the Western Conference, but Fertitta doesn't mind at all because he knows rebuilding is the only way for the Rockets to rise. In order to get the players to play well, Fertitta bought a new plane to take the players on the road. In fact, as early as 2 years ago, Fertita bought a plane for the team, and this time Fertita bought a new plane for the team again, which shows that the owner, who is slightly stingy in the eyes of people, is actually not reluctant to spend money.
This is also the Rockets' current "big move", and the Rockets players are also very grateful and very happy. During the Rockets' road trip, three of the team's players also took 3 videos to show the interior of the Rockets' new aircraft. Rockets' small forward David Nuwaba, small forward Tate and shooter Garrison Matthews all posted a video of the new plane on their social media.
In the video, the Rockets' assistant coach Lucas is very excited, and the Rockets players are very happy after taking the new plane, and the whole team laughs and chats. As you can see, the interior of the aircraft is very luxurious, the equipment is also first-class, and there are beautiful flight attendants to serve the Rockets players.
Since Rockets owner Fertitta is so willing to spend money, the only thing that the Rockets players can repay Fertita is to play every game in the best form. Fertitta is also very shrewd, and the investment now is to get more honors for the Rockets in the future, and once the Rockets rise again, the turnover of sponsors, box offices, and souvenir stores will rise rapidly.
The Rockets' rebuilding naturally takes time, but Fertitta can wait, and now his investment is worth it, and the young players, led by Jaylen Green and Porter Jr., will inevitably bring the Rockets back to the league's strongest teams in a few years.