The recent summer league has been quite lively, and everyone is paying attention to this year's competition. On the one hand, because there are top newcomers like Wen Banyama, on the other hand, I want to see if there are any other players who have entered the league this year, and there is anything that everyone should pay attention to. To say that the team that has selected more newcomers in the past two years is naturally the Rockets. The Rockets' offseason operation was ridiculed by everyone, but the newcomers are still highly anticipated (this year's draft and last year's selection are actually newcomers). Summer League was an opportunity to express themselves, and the Rockets also played a game against the Blazers. So how did the Rockets perform with four stars in terms of this game? 53+16, 30+15, the Rockets four-star crazy, the signing draft completely picked up the treasure, quickly lined up to apologize.
The summer league between the Rockets and the Blazers can be said to be a twist and turn, and finally Smith gave a three-point extreme kill, which gave the game a new plot. To say that the Rockets entered the league last year Ethan and Jabari Smith, these two can be said to be the presence of the beam. Let's start with Smith. Leaving aside this lore, Smith is obviously a mature existence, worthy of being a player who has played a year of regular season games. Smith scored 33 points and 7 rebounds in this game, carrying the team on the offensive end and steadying the pace of the game. Even in the final moments, Smith didn't give up the game, and even though it was only a summer league game, it also reflected the mentality of the guys towards the game.
Ethan was drafted by the Rockets last year and had a chance to play last season, but not many. In this summer league, Ethan shined and showed his ability. Ethan shot 7 of 14 shots, including 2 of 4 3-pointers, scored 20 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 blocks, and was quite eye-catching at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends. In fact, Ethan's ability is very good, but in the hands of Silas, it was really wasted for a year. Overall, the Rockets, the two newcomers last year, combined for 53 points and 16 rebounds in this game, which also shows their basic set and the basic set of this game.
Let's take another look at two newcomers this year. Whitmore was okay as a leak picker, with 14 points and 11 rebounds. If there is a shortcoming in his hand, it is that he is a bit unique, and he only sees the basket after taking the ball. After Whitmore arrives in the regular season, if he still steals the scene like this, he may not be reused, and it is not impossible to fall out of the rotation. As for Amen Thompson's side, the guy still showed his ability. He hit 6 of 13 shots and got 16 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds, 3 steals and 4 blocks. The two rookies combined for 30 points and 15 rebounds, arguably reaching the passing line.
In this game, the Rockets played crazy with four stars and was the absolute base of the team. It has to be said that the Rockets signed the draft and picked up the treasure. For Rockets fans, these people can have such a performance, in fact, quite satisfied. For those fans who were not optimistic about this gang before, this time they have to line up to apologize. The Rockets are still worth looking forward to next season, after all, Uduka, the coach, is still very good at tuning newcomers. However, in a team with a lot of young people, it is sometimes difficult to distribute the ball, which also tests Uduka. All in all, the newcomers selected in the past two years, the Rockets still have a spectrum. Next, you can continue to observe and see if they will have a greater improvement.