The Most notable change for the Rockets this season has been the cleanup of veterans. We know that when D'Antoni was the rockets coach, his goal was to let the rockets win more games in order to get a good regular season ranking, get home advantage and go further in the playoffs. As a result, we have to give up the cultivation of some young players. In D'Antoni's four seasons in charge of the Rockets, the Rockets' best young player is naturally Capela.
Aside from Capela, D'Antoni doesn't seem to have produced too good rookies. This is also the environment that the Rockets were in at that time, not that D'Antoni preferred veterans, but that the Rockets needed to produce results at that time, Harden, Paul and Westbrook were not young, if the training of rookie players was strengthened, the Rockets were bound to be affected in the regular season and playoffs.
This season is completely different, Olynyk, Bradley and other veterans will be abandoned by the Rockets, but 4 rookies joined the Rockets, making the Rockets suddenly one of the youngest teams in the league with the youngest average age. Even in the previous Rockets home games against the Jazz, Silas also sent a five-man lineup of Shen Jing, Garuba, Christopher, Brooks and Martin Jr. in the final moments of the final quarter, and the average age of these five players was only 20 years old.
From here, it can be seen that the new talent is the future of the Rockets. It was in this situation that Wall, 31, made a deal with the Rockets not to play again. But Wall has never been traded, and he not only attended regular training with the Rockets, but also coached the Rockets' young players during or after the game — especially 19-year-old rookie Jaylen Green. Not long ago we saw in a video that Wall had a one-on-one head-to-head with Jaylen Green in training, and the two were evenly divided.
Green also said in a previous interview that Wall gave him a lot of advice, and they were always communicating. Watching the video together during training, it felt very good to have such a big brother, which helped him a lot. Now, Jaylen Green, who loves social media, has posted a thank you to Wall. Not only did Green post a photo of him and Wall on the sidelines, but he also captioned it: "My big brother John Wall." "Thank you Wall for your guidance and help.
Although Jaylen Green's performance in several games has fluctuated, with a supernatural performance of 30 points in a single game and a general performance of only 9 points in a single game, overall, Green is still worth cultivating for the Rockets. What's more, through Green's heartwarming post, we can also feel the high emotional intelligence of this 19-year-old boy - for helping his own Wall, Jaylen Green is full of gratitude.
Good popularity, good manners and cheerful and outgoing personality, this is Green's strength, as long as he can move forward step by step in the next games and training, even if there are some difficulties in the current competition, it is not a big deal. With super talent and first-class emotional intelligence, Jaylen Green is still the Rockets' best hope.
As for Wall, who no longer plays for the Rockets and becomes a temporary coach, the Rockets really can't do without him at this stage. Being able to mingle with young players and use his extensive NBA experience to guide newcomers to grow is the only thing Wall can do for the Rockets.