The Rockets' five games in the Summer League have all been completed, and the rockets' young players and fringe players will disband on the spot, and rocket players with contracts such as Ethan and Smith will reunite in 2 months to prepare for the new season. And some marginal players who did not get the rockets' official contracts may start to fight for the NBA again. However, in the summer league, these players are basically familiar, and presumably some teams that need to add depth to the squad will be interested in them.
In short, although the Rockets' summer United record of 5 games is 2 wins and 3 losses, the goal of cultivating rookies is still well done. Whether it's Ethan, Smith or Tate Washington Jr., they are the core players in the Rockets' summer league. Among them, Ethan's performance is the best, look at the data, although Ethan is not the Rockets' leading scorer (Christopher averaged 19 points per game the highest on the team), ethan's average of 17 points per game made him the Rockets' second-highest average score per game.
In terms of rebounding, Ethan, as a small forward, shines in the summer league, and he even grabs more rebounds than some big center. According to statistics, in 5 games, Ethan averaged 10.4 rebounds per game, and in 5 games, Ethan rebounded in doubles in 4 games, only against the Blazers, Ethan played 17 points and 7 rebounds, but 6 of the 7 rebounds were offensive rebounds.
This also reflects Ethan's superb achievements in rebounding - rebounding in the backcourt, for frontcourt rebounding, Ethan also has a strong rushing ability, which is why he ranked first in the league in rebounding in 5 games. Ethan became the "rebounding king" of the summer league, and the Rockets' other big man, center Jabari Smith, didn't do badly in rebounding.
According to statistics, Smith averaged 9.4 rebounds per game, although not remarkable, but Smith's average number of rebounds per game ranked 6th among the players participating in the entire summer league. Just imagine, the Rockets' new season front and interior line has Ethan and Smith two "rebounding masters", plus Shen Jing, Marianovich, Garuba and other big men, although the Rockets' rebounding ability may not be the top in the NBA, but compared to last season's Rockets rebounding data, I don't know how much higher.
In short, no matter what problems Smith has on the offensive end, at least he is very satisfied with the protection and scrambling of rebounds. Coupled with the rebounding ability of Tari Ethan, who played a surprise performance and was even called "Leonard Jr." by fans, the Rockets' rebounding skills in the new season have been completely worry-free.
Ethan and Smith's performance coincided with the Rockets' main goal for next season, as well as the "increased defense" that Silas has been emphasizing. For a young team like the Rockets, the scoring problem is easy to solve, but it is not easy to improve the quality on the defensive end.
The Rockets are already determined to use one season to transform the Rockets from a fish-belly team with strong offensive and weak defense to a balanced team with strong offensive and defensive strength. With the new defensive assistant coach Hollins, coupled with the assistance of Smith and Ethan, it is presumable that the Rockets can complete the transformation.