The Rockets beat the Raptors 135-106 at home, and the Rockets are now 23-25 in 11th place in the West and still have hopes of advancing to the playoffs.
In this game, the Rocket 7, the whole team played heartily, and the youth storm of the Rocket will become more and more fierce.
The 21-year-old will become the second Zhan Huang, and he will sign a 5-year contract renewal with a maximum salary of 250 million
In this game, Shen Jing played 29 minutes, 10 of 14, including 1 of 2 three-pointers, 24 points, 13 rebounds and 8 assists, with a plus/minus of +24, second only to Thompson of +25, ranking second on the team.
Shen Jing also completed a feat in this game, he has scored 2820 points, 1505 rebounds and 715 assists, and he is also the second youngest player in NBA history to get 2500+1500+700, the youngest is James. Shin Kyung completed 2500+1500+700 years at only 21 years and 190 days, and James was 21 years and 79 days.
Shin Kyung played in 72 games in his first season with the Rockets, averaging 9.6 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 20.7 minutes per game, and if Shin Kyung is reused in his first season, he may surpass James to become the youngest player to reach 2500+1500+700.
Udoka became the coach of the Rockets this season, he made Shen Jing the tactical core of the team, and the Rockets' tactics were all launched around Shen Jing, which also made Shen Jing's comprehensiveness well reflected, and Shen Jing should be grateful to Jokic for setting a benchmark for him, otherwise the league would not have a tactical system around the big center offense.
Shen Jing has improved a lot this season and can get 21.7 points, 9.3 rebounds and 5.1 assists, but Shen Jing played such beautiful statistics and was not selected as an All-Star, Shen Jing said that he doesn't care if he is selected as an All-Star, he only cares about whether the team wins.
Shen Jing is the No. 16 rookie in 2021, he can renew his contract with the Rockets in advance this summer, and with Shen Jing's outstanding performance, the Rockets will have a 5-year 210 million maximum 5-year 250 million contract, and the Rockets will build a team around Shen Jing in the future, and they will naturally use the maximum salary to retain their leading stars.
Whether Shen Jing can get 250 million for 5 years depends on whether he is selected to the league's best team in the last two seasons, so that he can meet the Rose clause to get the highest maximum salary, and the drive of money is also the driving force for Shen Jing to move forward.
The white devil has set a god-level record, and the future is promising
In this game, Whitmore played 21 minutes off the bench, 10-of-17, including 3-of-7 three-pointers, with 25 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist, ranking third on the team with a plus/minus of +22, and his 17 shots were also the most on the team.
Whitmore also set a record for 25 points in just 21 minutes at the age of 19, the youngest player in NBA history to score 25 points, and a career-high 25 points.
Whitmore has been in hot form lately, averaging 21 points and 6.4 rebounds per game in his last five games, shooting 50.7 percent from the field and 41.7 percent from three-point range.
Whitmore's biggest feature is that he has passion for playing, he can quickly receive the pass from his teammates to complete the basket dunk, and he can also use his feet to break through and impact the opponent's defense, so that the defender with lethal ability to break through is lacking in the league, after Shen Jing opened up the space in the high position, Whitmore can play his own characteristics very well, he and Shen Jing will play a lot of cooperation, which is also the capital of Whitmore to become a starting guard in the future.
What's even more impressive is that Whitmore is only 19 years old, he still has a lot of room for improvement, if Whitmore maintains his current state, his future height will be about the same as the Cavaliers' Mitchell, Whitmore's characteristics are very similar to Mitchell, Whitmore played in his first year as a rookie, such a high efficiency is unthinkable to anyone, he is the X factor of the Rockets, Whitmore's shortcomings are that his arm span is not enough, so he can't attack the opponent's interior indiscriminately, he wants to force a layup, he may be blocked by the opponent, but if the Rockets develop Whitmore and Shin Jing's blocking tactics, Whitmore will be very powerful。
Goodbye, Green, it's a pity to discard the tasteless food
The No. 16 show in 21 years, Shen Jing, will get the Rocket's top salary of 250 million in 5 years, so the prospect of the No. 2 show Green in 21 years is confusing, and the Rocket's salary is so much to give Shen Jing the top salary, and it is very difficult for Green to strive for a high salary.
At the same time, the rise of Whitmore, who is in the same position as Green, also gives Green less bargaining capital with the Rockets, and from the perspective of Whitmore's improvement space, he can completely replace Green as the starting guard of the Rockets in the future.
Green's role in the Rockets is similar to Barrett of the Raptors and Herro of the Heat, so Green may get a contract of about 120 million for 4 years like Barrett and Herro, and the Rockets may not give Green an annual salary of 30 million.
In this game, Green played 27 minutes, 7 of 14, including 0 of 4 three-pointers, 14 points and 3 assists, Green's biggest shortcoming is that he can't do it without the ball, if he holds the ball, it may drag down the team's offensive efficiency, and Green's breakthrough ability is not as weak as Whitmore's breakthrough, Green's third weakness is that he can't do it with three points, and this season's three-point shooting rate of 318 shots and 102 shots is only 32.1%, unless Green has a 36% three-point shooting rate, he is eligible to talk about a contract extension with the Rockets.
Green has been much more consistent in recent games, and he has also worked hard to adapt to Udoka's tactics, and Green will never be able to make up for his shortcomings if he doesn't improve his three-point shooting percentage, so his efficiency on the offensive end will not improve, and it's a pity to abandon it if he doesn't eat it.
The Rockets' future salary pressure is not great, and they are also willing to give Green an annual salary of less than 30 million, if Green demands too much, the Rockets will trade Green, and with Whitmore in the Rockets, they are not afraid of Green leaving. Fans, what do you think about this?