Don't look at the Houston Rockets' poor record now, not only swallowing a wave of bitter 5 consecutive losses, but also the Rockets' regular season record is also the bottom of the league - or two consecutive seasons at the bottom, even if the Rockets' regular season games are not over, but from their performance, there is really no improvement compared to last season. However, last season's Rockets, there is no hope, not only Harden left the team, but also the main lineup of players such as Porter Jr., Wood and Tate, not only is older, but even the talent of these players is not enough to support the Rockets to rebuild.
What about this season? Although the Rockets are still at the bottom of the record, the arrival of new people such as Jaylen Green, Shen Jing, and Christopher has injected vitality into the Rockets. With the addition of a number of good role players, the Rockets' record is poor, but fans can see the hope of the future rise. In addition to rotating role players such as Martin Jr., Matthews, and Garruba, the Rockets also have a lot of talent in the fringe lineup.
For example, Trevlin Quinn, who is a shooting guard, is a windfall for the Rockets this season. Now the Development League Vipers have entered the playoffs as the first in the West, and now the major awards of the development league's season have also been selected, and the Vipers' manager and general manager have won the best manager and best general manager awards, and the most important regular season MVP has been won by Quinn, which we just mentioned!
It's also the first Vipers player to develop a league MVP in recent years, with Haltenstein winning the Development League Finals MVP a few years ago, but not the regular season MVP. Not only did Quinn win the MVP, but he also averaged 25.3 points, 6.6 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 3.3 steals in 19 games this season, which also helped Quinn become the first person in the regular season of the development league this season.
But the Vipers were proud, and in the Rockets, Quinn was just a marginal player who didn't rank up. Wearing the Rockets' No. 21 jersey, Quinn has played only 10 games for the Rockets this season, most of them in garbage time. He averaged 4.3 points, 1.6 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game, and did not make people shine. But with a strong presence in the development league, Quinn's return to the Rockets seems possible again.
Quinn signed a two-way contract with the Rockets, which automatically expires after the end of the season, and it is really difficult to say whether he can renew the Rockets next season. But seeing Quinn's first-class performance, Rockets general manager Stone also made a "hint" that he wanted to stay with Quinn for a long time. He first praised the performance of several development league players (Knicks, Lamb and Gerald Green), then said that the Rockets "invested heavily" in young players, and stressed that the Vipers must pay special attention to sending talented players to the Rockets, and then cultivate them, and the Vipers are also an important part of the Rockets.
The implication of this is that the rockets will still focus on cultivating players who can play on the Vipers. Quinn, who won the MVP of the development league, is definitely the best of these players, and the Rockets' long-term development goal is naturally this outside fighter. Maybe this summer the Rockets will sign a formal contract with Quinn to make him a part of the Rockets' roster next season. Of course, whether he can enter the Rockets rotation lineup depends on Quinn's own performance.