After beating the Clippers away, the 23-24 season belonging to the Houston Rockets officially ended, although the result was a little regrettable, the Rockets did not make the play-offs, but they were able to rank 11th in the West, and achieved a 5-to-5 win rate, indicating that the Rockets have improved a lot.
The local media predicted that in terms of the ranking of the best general manager, Rocket Rafael Stone was in second place, which was unanimously recognized by the industry. And the general manager of the Green Army, Brad Stevens, has no suspense at the top, after all, from the perspective of the regular season, the Celtics' record belongs to the only class.
You must know that the Rockets can make progress, in addition to the arrival of a new coaching staff and the rapid growth of young players, it is also inseparable from the management operation in place. For example, in the draft, the Rockets first used the No. 4 pick to get guard Amen Thompson as they wished, which may not be too much to brag about, after all, Amen Thompson's market was like this at the time. But the Rockets were the 20th pick in the first round and successfully picked up Cam Whitmore, whether it was the Rockets themselves setting off smoke bombs or other teams panicking, in short, the Rockets finally got their wish. And both Amen Thompson and Cam Whitmore have been doing well this season and have a good chance of being named to the rookie second team.
In terms of free market recruitment, the Rockets have more than $60 million in salary space, but the first-line supergiant is impossible to come, and the Rockets were played by Brook Lopez again, and the two sides had reached a verbal agreement, but I didn't expect Brook Lopez to regret it, and finally completed the contract extension with the Bucks, making the Rockets management very passive. Even in this case, the Rockets still signed two main players, Fred VanVleet and Dillon Brooks, and also brought in the likes of Jock Landale, Jeff Green and Aaron Holiday to play a role. Therefore, the Rockets' record has improved by leaps and bounds, and it is definitely not as simple as a coincidence, the general manager, the entire coaching staff, including the players on the court, everyone has contributed.
As for Brad Stevens, both as head coach and general manager, he has made some achievements. However, the Green Army was almost lucky, coupled with the double detective Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, the ability to play tough battles is really not flattering, so the Green Army may not be able to fight from the East, even if it can enter the Finals, it still ended in failure, and the last time the Green Army won the championship was 16 years ago.