After the completion of the Rockets' 1-for-3 deal, the Rockets freed up a team quota, many people felt that the Rockets would introduce a player in the buyout market, but the team's management did not do so, according to the latest news from the US media, the Rockets officially reached a contract with the team's two-way contract player Daischen Nix for 4 years and 6 million, and the last two years were non-guaranteed, filling the team's last place.
To know that this signing will be the 5th rookie signed by the Rockets this season, the Knicks, like Jaylen Green, played in the development league last season and also participated in last year's draft, but in the end he was not selected, because he averaged only 8.8 points, 5.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game, and there was nothing bright. Until the beginning of the new season, the Rockets found some shining points in him, signed him a two-way contract, and this season he spent most of the time in the development league, but compared to last season, the Knicks have made great progress, this season in the development league he can average 23.3 points, 6.2 rebounds and 7.1 assists, he is far ahead of all development league players.
In fact, the Knicks have also played for the Rockets this season, averaging 3.8 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 8.4 minutes per game, which does not seem to be anything special, but if you convert his playing time to 36 minutes of efficiency, this data is 16.1 points, 5.4 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 3.8 steals, including 65% shooting and 42.9% three-point shooting, which is a very good statistic even among all rookies. The Rockets reached a 4-year contract with him is to see his potential in the backcourt organization, although the Knicks are only 1.93 meters tall, the arm span is not too good, but he has a weight of 103 kilograms, a proper small steel cannon, so his draft template is regarded as Lowry, and this is also the Rockets' expectation of him.
As far as the current Rockets lineup is concerned, they urgently need to strengthen in the organizational guard, Porter Jr. has recently shown a good ability to organize tandem and opened the valve of his offense, but in the bench point guard, the Rockets have not been suitable for candidates, the previous veteran Augustine has also been cut, Christopher is more suitable for playing the No. 2 position, not to mention Schroeder. The Knicks can make up for this shortcoming very well, he has a natural talent in organizing tandem teams, has a very good vision on the court, can send exquisite assists for teammates, and even dismember the opponent's defense through his own influence, which is even better than Porter Jr., who has delivered more than 10 assists in many games in the development league this season, which is very good at showing this.
In addition, he is also very good at rebounding and smell, and you can see that his rebounding number is very close to his number of assists, which is very rare for a player who is only 1.93 meters tall. In terms of autonomous offense, because of the weight advantage, the impact on the basket is very aggressive, and the finishing efficiency is also relatively good, but the stability may not be very good in the outside projection, but he has a good shooting foundation. Overall, it is still very cost-effective for the Rockets to lock in such a contract, after all, he has just turned 20 years old, which coincides with the Rockets' rebuilding cycle.