The Rockets' rotation plan for next season is clear, the two rookies are on the rise, where will the 8+3 veteran go?
As long as there is no big news next, then the players of the Houston Rockets can almost be finalized. Completely different from three years ago, today's Rockets are no longer a group of young people, but a group of potential newcomers, and it is also a good opportunity to use their experience to cultivate new people.
According to local bloggers, next season, the Rockets' roster is basically finalized: Fred VanVleet, Jaylen Green, Dillon Brooks, Jabari Smith and Alperon Shenjing. The bench has Amen Thompson, Kevin Porter Jr., Tarry Easen, Jock Langdale, and No. 20 pick Cam Whitmore in the first round of the season, who will compete with Jay Shaun Tate for the ultimate workhorse.
Amen Thompson is the fourth pick in the draft, and his physicality and physicality are impeccable, so in the first three years, when the Rockets have been playing garbage, Amen Thompson can definitely be the first pick. But next season, the Rockets came up with a first-round draft, and even with the guarantee of the Final Four, the Rockets will not try their luck, and they are likely to focus all their energy on the playoffs. If that's the case, Fred VanVleet would certainly make a better starter, especially a former All-Star-caliber player compared to Amen Thompson. But that doesn't mean you give up, Amen Thompson can try to play a substitute while in Houston, give him another two years, Amen Thompson still has hopes to become Houston head coach.
Cam Whitmore fell on the 20th seed, a normal result, and Cam Whitmore has proven his quality and his goalscoring ability in the summer. However, the current Rockets do not lack players with ball control and scoring ability, and there are many such players, and a well-rounded player like Jay Shaun Tate may be more popular under Amy Uduka. This explains why some people say that Cam Whitmore will be sent to the Viper training camp because his role is too small.
Experienced Jeff Green, on the other hand, is completely out of the picture, meaning he is likely to be sent to the drinking fountain. To know that Jeff Green's annual income is eight million dollars, even if there is no guarantee next season, it is impossible to let him play, just let him be a coach, which is too wasteful, and Jeff Green only 7.8 points and 2.6 rebounds last season, it is reasonable to say that there is still great potential, no one knows, what the Rockets coach will do.
