Absorb 3-4 veterans and refuse newcomers? The team notes revealed that the rocket team's recruitment plan was in line with expectations

The Rockets' 3-year swing is basically over, and Rockets management probably agrees that only a group of young players on the team cannot get better, and no matter which team is rebuilding, there must be some veterans to lead the young players. Now the Rockets have also figured out that young players are good, but if they are led by veterans, young players may grow faster.

This is why the Rockets are desperate to bring in Harden this summer, but it is unclear whether Harden will return, but the Rockets' reinforcement plan has basically taken shape. According to Rockets reporter Kelly Iko, the Rockets' reinforcement plan has been released, and they plan to sign 3-4 veterans in the offseason to assist the Rockets' young core.

The arrival of Uduka also directly indicates that the Rockets are no longer rotten, and the introduction of veterans and young players "mixes" to make the Rockets' roster more combative.

In fact, look at the Rockets' roster, there are many veterans whose contracts have expired, such as Kaminsky, DJ Augustin, Kaulistan, and Mayanovic, who should not renew their contracts with the Rockets. There are only 11 players who remain with the Rockets and have contracts, including the Rockets' Daishen Knicks, whose contract is "non-guaranteed" from next season onwards, and there will be nothing to lose if the Rockets cut him.

In other words, in the remaining roster of the Rockets, except for the 27-year-old Tate who is a "veteran", the rest of the players are around 20-23 years old, which is the core of the Rockets' future team. The Rockets' young players are obviously a bit too much, and absorbing 3-4 veterans to balance the roster age is what the Rockets want. That said, in theory, the Rockets should refuse to bring in young players this summer, unless it's a star like Doncic.

Signing more veterans, on the one hand, can use their ability to strengthen the Rockets' weaknesses, on the other hand, the Rockets locker room also desperately needs a "locker room core" who can lead the overall situation, just like the Rockets' Ariza, PJ Tucker and Paul.

In order to make the locker room more united, in order to make the Rockets' roster stronger, and in order to give the Rockets enough experience to deal with the regular season next season, which opens in a few months, the Rockets' recruitment plan this summer is bound to bring in a number of veterans, which is also in line with the Rockets' expectation of "no more rotten and go all out".

Of course, the so-called introduction of veterans not only refers to the signing of some base-salary veterans, but also some long-established veteran players, such as 38-year-old Paul and soon-to-be-34-year-old James Harden, which are options for the Rockets. Even veteran centers like the Bucks' 35-year-old center, Brook Lopez and Middleton, are reasonable choices for the Rockets' entry goals.