The Houston Rockets have completed their mission this season, 20-62 league bottom, locked in the top five picks in 2022, the probability of winning the top three picks is as high as 40.6%, the probability of signing is 14.3%, and they are focusing on Jaden Ive, Banchereau, Homegren. The Rockets' roster is young and talented, with Kevin Porter Jr., Jaylen Green, Shenkin, Tate, Christopher Jr., Martin Jr. and Matthews all having amazing performances this season.
In fact, Kevin Porter Jr. was equally good in the game, with 41 minutes of the game, 10 of 24, 6 of 12 three-pointers, 26 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, and he also improved his season's three-point shooting rate to 37.5%, averaging 2.5 three-pointers per game.
This season, Porter Jr. had mixed reviews, low shooting efficiency at the beginning of the season, and rumors of discord with the team, but the management and coaching staff still trusted him as always, and eventually he repaid the team with excellent performances.
In his last seven games, Porter Jr. averaged 38.3 minutes per game, averaged 26.7 points, 7.4 assists, 7.3 rebounds, 1.4 steals, 0.4 blocks, shooting 48% from the field and 40.3% from three-point range, which can be said to have played an All-Star level performance.
According to Rockets reporter Ben Dubos, Porter Jr. shot 48.2 percent from the league's most in at least 60 games this season. In addition to being an organizer, Porter Jr. is also a shooting catch shooter who can play without the ball.
Porter Jr. revealed in an april 12 interview: "I make Houston my home, and I'm lucky and thankful that a city and a team accepted me as a "newborn," and I enjoy being in Houston, and they love me, so I'm definitely going to be here every minute."
Dubos asked Porter Jr. about the offseason extension, and he didn't answer positively, but it was clear from his words that he wanted to stay at Houston for a long time. However, according to Jonathan Fagan's report, the Rockets will most likely not renew him early, will let him execute the team option for next season, and make him a restricted free agent in the summer of 2023, when whether to match the offers of other teams.
Porter Jr. is the 30th pick in the first round of 2019, the Rockets only spent a second-round pick to get him from the Cavaliers, and then formulated his core point guard status, next season his contract is $4.82 million, he can renew the Contract with the Rockets for up to 5 years and 180 million this summer, but this contract should not be given, it will be dragged to next summer to see the situation, next season is more important for Porter Jr.
Text/Yan Xiaobai