The Vipers of the G League have already won the first game of the Finals to the Delaware Blues, and won the first victory of the 3-game, 2-win series, as long as the Vipers win the next one in the last 2 games, this season's Rockets "second team" will directly win the development league championship!
Unlike the Rockets, the Vipers not only became the team with the best record in the West in the regular season in the development league, but this strong team also made it all the way through the playoffs and finally reached the Finals. In the finals, several players of the "Rocket System" performed well. The so-called Rockets refer to these players who have performed well in the Vipers and have more or less played for the Rockets.
For example, Carbon Guelle, once played with the Rockets. Lamb, Knicks and Quinn, and even the players in the Rockets' 17-man roster now, but they don't have many opportunities to play in the Rockets first team, so they are sent to the development league. Take a look at the Vipers vs. Blues game, where Rockets' backcourt twins Daishin Knicks (point guard) and Trevlin Quinn (shooting guard) scored 75 points for the Vipers!
Quinn had 44 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, and the Knicks also had 31 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists and 2 steals. Look at the age of the two, as the core of the Vipers, Quinn is only 25 years old this year. This season's unsuccessful rookie, Deschen Knicks, is just 20 years old, about the same age as Jaylen Green.
Now that the Rockets are planning to be fully young, it is expected that some veterans may be traded off this summer, including main center Wood and main small forward Gordon. Another 28-year-old point guard, Schroeder, also faces the question of whether to renew his contract when his contract expires.
But since the Rockets are going to be fully young, there's really no need to keep these players anymore. In the last few games of the season, the Rockets with Jaylen Green and Porter Jr. as the core of the game, although basically did not win a game, but Porter Jr. and Jaylen Green showed excellent state and personal ability, next season from the hands of veterans such as Wood and Gordon, to young players, to complete the transition of the new and old players, presumably one of the important goals of the Rockets.
Once veterans such as Gordon, Wood and Schroeder leave the Rockets, who should fill these positions for the Rockets? After watching the Development League Finals, I have to say that Quinn and Knicks to replace Gordon and Schroeder should be the most affordable choice. First, the Rockets will inevitably have to mess up next season, and second, the Rockets will reuse these development league players, which can save money and free up a lot of salary space.
Finally, next season, the Rockets No. 1 position already has Porter Jr. as the main force, the No. 2 position has Jaylen Green, Christopher can swing at will in the No. 1 and No. 2 positions, as long as the Knicks, Quinn, plus the forward-guard swinger Matthews in 2 positions, the Rockets' backcourt manpower is completely enough. With the help of these Vipers newcomers, the Rockets management can rest assured that they will trade the team's existing veterans this summer offseason.