Although the Rockets are only ranked 11th in the West and ultimately missed the play-offs, the players are not too frustrated, and this season has also made the Rockets management and coaching staff more confident in their future prospects, after all, the Rockets are still in the second phase of rebuilding, and they are not in a hurry to produce results immediately.
And at the season summary meeting, the Rockets management revealed the offseason schedule, and they answered a lot of questions that fans were concerned about. For example, two injured players, Tari Eason and Steven Adams, are expected to be fully recovered by the start of training camp and will not affect their preparation for the new season, while many members of the squad will stay in training to prepare for next season.
The reason why the Rockets gradually fell out in the second half of the game has a lot to do with the injuries, especially the early reimbursement of backup forward Tari Eason. He is averaging 9.8 points, 7 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 1.4 steals and 0.8 blocks per game this season, and many fans believe that Tari Eason should even be in the starting lineup. However, after the Rockets finished the Pistons in early January, Tari Eason was sidelined for a long time due to injury and was declared out after surgery. In addition, the only substantive move of the Rockets before the deadline was to trade center Steven Adams from the Memphis Grizzlies, who had already been determined to be reimbursed due to injury, and the Rockets' move was clearly to prepare for next season. Because behind Alperen Shenjing and Jabari Smith, the Rockets have no reliable benches, and Steven Adams can fully handle this role as long as he recovers well and does not work too badly.
Due to the large number of young players in the Rockets, they prefer to stay at the training gym in Space City during the offseason rather than vacation and stay at home, in addition to maintaining physical and competitive condition, which can also strengthen the chemistry and chemistry between the players. Especially this season, Alperen Shenjing, Jabari Smith and Jalen Green after the All-Star weekend have all improved a lot, and of course they all need to do better, such as the Rockets coaching staff made it clear that Alperen Shenjing has to practice outside shooting.
Despite entering the offseason, the Rockets have not slackened, and head coach Amy Udoka even said that in addition to the players who remain in Houston, like Alperen Shenjing, Jock Landale and Steven Adams, the international players led by them will immediately set off and go to their place to coach if there is any need.