Fernando, a center who was traded by the Rockets with Theis a month ago, performed very well in the Rockets' game against the Lone Rangers, and in the absence of Wood, Fernando's personal performance and personal data were better than the Rockets' main center Shen Jing. In fact, although Shen Jing's talent is much better than Fernando, there are also some shortcomings, such as his physical fitness is a big problem, and Shen Jing is too thin, and he needs more time to train if he wants to fight against the muscular men in the NBA.
In addition, although Shen Jing has good offensive ability, foot and passing ability, his protection ability under the basket is slightly inferior, compared to Fernando, Shen Jing has many advantages, but also many disadvantages. Then in the future Rockets, having Shin Kyung and Fernando work together to complement each other may be the best solution. Wood is likely to be traded by the Rockets this summer, after all, before the trade deadline this season, there are Hornets and Heat who are interested in Wood, as long as the Rockets are willing to accept a first-round pick as a chip, Wood may have left the Rockets a long time ago.
Seeing Shin Kyung's growth in the main center position, and seeing Fernando's stunning performance, what reason did rocket management have to keep Wood? In fact, after the end of this season, the Rockets' most important modification to the interior in this summer's offseason is to send Wood away and then renew Fernando's contract. Fernando, now only 24, is in the second round of the 2019 show, and his three-year rookie contract expires this summer, and Fernando's annual salary this season is only $1.51 million.
Fernando, who contributed 16+11+2 in the Rockets' vs. Lone Rangers game, looks worth cultivating. But the Rockets' first problem is to find a way to keep Fernando, after all, there are fewer and fewer cheap and easy centers in the league. In fact, the Rockets have been "searching for towers" in the league for several seasons, and after Capela left that year, the Rockets have tried Wood, Cousins, Parton, Spording, Olynyk, and now Shintin, Garuba and Fernando.
In fact, instead of looking for available interior players everywhere, it is really better to keep Fernando and cultivate vigorously. After sending Wood away, the Rockets still have Shen Jing, Fernando and Garupa available inside, and the Rockets are not worried about the inside line at all. So in the upcoming offseason, the Rockets' mission is to keep Fernando at full strength. Unlike the average star center, Fernando has been a fringe player in the league for three years since joining the NBA, rarely playing.
That is to say, this is for Fernando to accept the rocket team's base salary + long contract to raise the prerequisites, the rocket team's key is clear to everyone, but in order to play the ball, can continue to stay in the NBA, I believe Fernando is willing to accept the rocket team's base salary long appointment. This season, the Rockets have provided several such contracts for role players to sign, such as Matthews, Knicks, all signed such contracts, the next base salary to retain Fernando, for the Rockets is the most shrewd operation.