With an average annual salary of 17 points per game, 40.8 million!

On December 25, Beijing time, because there are no NBA games today, we can talk about the performance of some teams in the past period of time, the three weak teams in the league last season, the Rockets, Pistons and Spurs. For now, the Rockets are back on track, while the Pistons and Spurs are still in a mess, and it is understandable that the Rockets can rise, after all, they have paid more than the other two teams.

So far this season, the Rockets have a 15-12 record and are eighth in the West, and in the West, where there are many strong teams, as a team that has just rebuilt and emerged, it is very good to be able to achieve such results, after all, there are still the Lakers, Warriors and Suns behind them. The Rockets were able to rise because they spent enough money to bring in reinforcements, starting with the team's coach Udoka, who brought his defensive system to the Rockets.

This has also helped the Rockets have a winning culture, and this season the Rockets have the second highest defensive efficiency in the league at 109.5, second only to the Timberwolves, because of their excellent defense, they have played very resilient, even if they are behind the team will not give up, they rely on biting and persistence to win one win after another. In addition to Udoka, the three players that the team brought in in in the offseason also played well.

Like Dillon, the Rockets signed him with a 4-year, 86 million contract in the offseason, and the outside world thought it was a loss, but now Dillon has played at a top blue-collar level, he can not only defend the opponent's core, but also provide excellent offensive space and efficient scoring, which is also a good help to the team, so far this season, Dillon has averaged 13.7 points, 3.6 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1 steal per game, with a three-point shooting rate of 41%, and can hit 2 three-pointers per game, and he has proved that he is worthy of this contract.

In addition, the team signed Jeff Green with a 2-year 16 million contract, at that time the outside world did not think that Green had such ability, after all, he is 37 years old, and has been holding a base salary in the past few years, the Rockets' list also made Green, who was planning to retire, choose to sign this contract, and the reason why the Rockets gave him this contract was not because they wanted Green's combat power, but because they wanted him to use his veteran status to help the team's locker room.

As a result, Green has led the team's locker room well, and he has also played a good game to help the team, Green has averaged 6.8 points and 2.2 rebounds in just 15 minutes per game this season, shooting 56% from the field. The team also signed Van Jordan with a three-year, $130 million contract, and among the three teams signed in the offseason, Van Jordan was considered the most premium by the outside world, and his contract was even larger than Irving's.

At that time, the Rockets still had a chance to get Harden, but Udoka suggested that the team take Van Jordan, and finally the Rockets signed him, although Van Jordan was selected as an All-Star, but Van Jordan's finishing ability is very limited, he himself is a draft loser, relying on his toughness to play to the current height, and Udoka wants him because of his toughness and willingness to do dirty work.

Generally speaking, All-Star players think that they have big wrists, so they are not willing to do some dirty work, and they are not willing to listen to the coach's arrangement, so many coaches have a headache for big-name stars, and it is difficult for them to make a good coexistence between tactics and superstar basketball, but Van Jordan can perfectly avoid this problem, because he is willing to listen to the coach's arrangement and can set a good example for young players.

It is precisely because of his attributes that young players such as Shen Jing and Jabari Smith have seen a significant increase, especially in the enthusiasm of the defensive end. Van Jordan averaged 17.1 points, 4.1 rebounds, 8.6 assists, 1.1 steals and 1 data per game this season, shooting 39% from the field, 38% from three-point range, and 2.9 three-pointers per game.

But Van Jordan proved his worth with his performance, he is very much like his boss Lowry in the Raptors, relying on the integration of offense and defense to lead the team forward, Lowry was also a low-pick draft, he relied on his toughness and willingness to do the dirty work and tiring spirit, played an All-Star, and helped the team win the championship as a second-in-command in 19, Lowry passed his spirit to Van Jordan.

And now Van Jordan has passed this spirit to the young players of the Rockets, it is difficult for a young team to get an All-Star, after all, the stars of this era are huddled together, and in this case, it is understandable that the Rockets will take out a big contract to get Van Jordan, they will not get stars at all if they don't come up with a super cap salary, and even if they take out a super cap salary, most stars are unwilling to come.

Now that Van Jordan has led the team to rise, he has proven himself to be worthy of the contract, and even in terms of his value to the Rockets, it is worth the money. Speaking of which, what do you want to say about the current rocket? Welcome to leave a message to discuss.