In the offseason of almost every season, the Rockets will always replace half of the players in the lineup or 1/3 of the players, which has become a common practice in recent years, not only role players are at risk of being traded and cut, but even superstars like Paul can become chips for the Rockets' trade, as was the case last season. Former Rockets forward Terrence Jones has joined the Rockets twice, the first time being selected by the Rockets with the 18th pick in the first round in 2012, and teamed up with Harden to play for the Rockets.
At that time, Jones's data was quite good, he was also the rocket's main big forward, but because he was good at brushing data but could not convert the data into a win, Jones was abandoned by the Rockets. Jones' best year with the Rockets was in 2013-2014, when he started 71 times in 76 games and averaged 12.1 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 27.3 minutes per game.
Jones also played for the Pelicans, Bucks and the Santa Cruz Warriors of the Development League, and then played without a ball in the NBA, Jones went to the CBA Qingdao team to play, at that time his contract was 1 year 2 million US dollars, which was already quite rich for a foreign aid. But Jones did not adapt to the CBA, and after only 3 months, Jones was cut by the Qingdao team.
In the 2018-2019 season, the Rockets had to give Terrence Jones a 10-day contract signing opportunity due to the lack of interior players, and as a result, Jones did not have many opportunities at all, D'Antoni preferred to use the losing rookie Gary Clark and development league forward House, as for Terrence Jones, it was completely the "foil" for the Rockets' role players.
Then this summer Jones went to the TBT League, an amateur basketball game in the United States, and he also played in the Philippine Basketball League, but he did not succeed, and it is difficult to get the starting big forward position in the Rockets that year. Now we can congratulate Jones, who has reportedly officially signed with Puerto Rico Mets de Guaynabo, and Jones' next stop next season will be puerto rico in North and Central America, hoping he will succeed.
In fact, Jones's offensive ability is quite comprehensive, the middle shot, three points are proficient, the inside line "eat cake" and back singles are also relatively good, but his personal defensive ability is too poor, the lack of fighting spirit, resulting in no NBA team willing to want him, after all, this kind of scoring big man who only attacks and does not understand defense, it is difficult to eat in the NBA. Jones, who is only 28 years old this year, has now found a new owner, and we wish him all the best, after all, Jones has brought a deep impression and good memories to Rockets fans, and hopes that he can have a good time for the rest of his career.
If he can improve his defensive quality, there may be a chance to return to the NBA in the future, just like a brief visit to the Rockets in the 2018-2019 season.