The Houston Rockets have been in a bad position for three consecutive years, winning the second, third and fourth picks respectively. It's better to swing the Spurs for a year, get the top pick, and you can choose Chinese Banyama. Fans say that some of the NBA league deliberately make bad, hitting teams "rotten for several years in a row", for example, the Pistons, who previously got a top pick, this year the Pistons continue to rot, the record is the bottom of the league, and the result is only the fifth pick in the draw, which is not as good as the Rockets. Now, Rockets general manager Rafael Stone has publicly stated that the team will not be rotten next season, and the team aims to make the playoffs next season. Good news for rockets, new signing reached! Uduka officially announced that Harden is ready to return to Houston.
First, the Rockets have good news, and new members of the coaching staff have joined. The Rockets officially announced the new signing, the team reached a franchise agreement with coach Ive, and Ive joined the Uduka coaching staff as an assistant. Previously, Ive worked as an assistant coach with the Nets, and he had a close relationship with Uduka. It is worth mentioning that Uduka is also preparing to recruit Sullivan and Myers, who were assistant coaches during the Green Army period, and Uduka is ready to recruit coaches to the Houston Rockets. It can be seen that Uduka is still very careful to assemble the coaching staff, and he is trying to recruit the old department and use what he considers to be the best assistant coach helpers.
Second, Tarie Ethan signed a new brokerage firm. Tari Eason is the No. 17 rookie selected by the Rockets in 2022, and he has outstanding basketball talent: 2.04 meters tall, 2.20 meters in reach, he and Jabari Smith are both defensive forwards. However, in the 2022-23 season, Tari Eason has been playing as a substitute under Silas and has relatively few opportunities, and Tari Eason has contributed 9.4 points + 6.0 rebounds + 1.1 assists + 1.2 steals per game, shooting 46.9% from the field. Tarieason's steal data and defensive efficiency are ranked first on the rookie list of the same year.
Third, Uduka officially announced the new decision. Rockets head coach Uduka officially announced a decision that the team is going to establish a fair "incentive system" for the new season, everyone must obey the coaching staff, establish the discipline of the young team, and at the same time, as long as the young people play well, they will get more playing time and development opportunities. In the middle of the season, Kevin Porter Jr. clashed with the Rockets coaching staff, threatening Sellars to demand more possession. Uduka doesn't want that to happen again, and the young players have to obey the coaching staff's adjustments. Like Kevin Porter Jr. messing around, affecting the pace of the game, Uduka will definitely target. Like Tari Eason played well off the bench and will definitely get more development opportunities.
Fourth, the Rockets may trade the No. 4 pick to try to trade upwards for an All-Star-caliber player to strengthen their roster. Now the Rockets have a number of young players, Jaylen Green, Jabari Smith, Shin Kyung, Kevin Porter Jr., Tari Easen, Martin Jr. and so on. If there aren't better rookie options for the fourth pick this year, the Rockets could try to trade upwards. Of course, if there are players who are more suitable for the Houston Rockets roster, Stone and Uduka should use the No. 4 pick.
Fifth, Harden is ready to return to the Houston Rockets. The 76ers followed the reporter report that Harden and the Rockets are interested in reuniting, not for a big contract, Harden is God in Houston. The Rockets owner loves Harden, and the Rockets' previous coach has been asked what he thinks of coaching Harden. Why did Harden return to the Rockets? Money is more and less close to home, all are met, Texas has the least taxes, and Harden's family has settled in Houston, so Harden's return to the Houston Rockets is also very reasonable. The Rockets have $65 million in salary space this summer, enough to sign superstars, and Harden may also return to the Rockets with a pay cut to lead young people to play. Harden has won 1 regular season MVP + 3 scoring champions + 1 assist king and other big honors in his career with the Rockets, and Harden should be the strongest star after Olajuwon in Rockets history.