The NBA playoffs are underway, and the Suns' Booker injury led to the team's defeat in the first round of the playoffs G2 to the Pelicans, who won playoff tickets in the playoffs. The score between the two teams was pulled to a 1-1 draw. The trouble is that there is news that Booker's return date has not been determined, that is, the next G3 and G4, the Suns may have to rely on Paul himself to lead the team forward.
A good defender can use his personal form to influence the overall performance of a team, and the Suns are like this. Paul and Booker are indispensable, and now without Booker, I don't know if the 37-year-old Paul is still going to take the Suns to the next round. Look at the Houston Rockets, although the Rockets have not been able to participate in the playoffs at all, the renewal of the Rockets' contract with the main point guard Porter Jr. this summer has always been one of the topics of concern.
Porter Jr.'s 4-year standard rookie contract has been executed for 3 years, which means that next season is the last year of Porter Jr.'s contract. Under the rules, the Houston Rockets could negotiate a contract extension with Porter Jr. this summer, and if possible, Porter Jr. could even sign a big five-year, $182 million contract. But this is only a theoretical prediction, the truth is that the Rockets are unlikely to use the price of renewing the All-Star player to keep Porter Jr., after all, Porter Jr.'s performance this season, although sometimes relatively good, has not helped the Rockets to improve too much.
Porter Jr. doesn't seem to be in a hurry to renew his contract, why? On April 21, Beijing time, according to the report of Kelly Iko, a well-known reporter in the NBA, the agent of kevin Porter Jr., the current head of the Rockets, did not take the initiative to contact the Rockets to initiate an early renewal dialogue. That is to say, the Rockets side may not be in a hurry, and the little Porter side, which is related to the future contract, is not in a hurry to advance.
On the one hand, the Rockets have just finished playing this season for more than a week, and the players are busy with their own activities, some players go home and some players go on vacation, and they don't have the heart to think about renewing their contracts.
On the other hand, the offseason is still long, and Porter Jr. does not care about delaying more time, after all, the renewal of the contract is a very important thing, and it must be considered in the long run. But Porter Jr.'s agent is "indifferent", and can also react from the side that Porter Jr. may want to strike later - look at the offer offered by the Rockets, and then think about it, otherwise it may fall into passivity in the contract renewal negotiations.
The Rockets have not moved much, and the reason is very simple, Porter Jr. does have a certain strength, but can he really become the main point guard after the Rockets rebuild in the future? Jaylen Green has shown first-class talent this season, but Porter Jr.'s talent is far less than Green's, and his personality is also a hidden danger.
In addition, Porter Jr., who has transformed from a point guard to a point guard, needs more games to examine his performance in the No. 1 position, and the Rockets do not want to directly take a contract to Porter Jr. Maybe giving up early contract renewals this summer, playing another year next season, and discussing contract extensions next summer's offseason is good for both Porter Jr. and the Rockets.