According to foreign media reports, on October 30, Beijing time, rocket veteran Ryan Anderson appeared in Houston, he appeared in the rocket's training that day, and helped the team to shoot before and after the training. It is understood that Ryan Anderson has promised to stay in Houston this season to help the team. It is worth mentioning that the former Rockets veteran Gerald Green immediately joined the Rockets' coaching staff as a player development coach after announcing his retirement. Veteran players have returned to help the team, and Rockets coach Stephen Silas also commented: "Some players who have experience and have played for the Rockets before and have been successful are on the team, which is good, I love having them. ”
It seems that the Rockets seem to have a kind of magic that makes the old players remember ah, and the green years of supporting the Rockets were also the white moonlight in the hearts of many of our Rockets fans. From the Yao Mai era to the Harden era, "Standing Mamba" Gerald Green, "Cavalry Regiment Leader" Brewer, "Nine-Finger Dunk King" Gerald Green and so on these role players have left us with deep memories. The Rockets did not win the championship at the time. But every game of struggle in the regular season and playoffs, every inning of a reversal, is memorable.
Ryan Anderson, who entered the NBA through the 2008 draft, played for the Nets, Magic, Pelicans, Rockets and other teams, and was selected as the most improved player in the 2011-12 season. Arguably, he left the pinnacle and essence of his career with the Pelicans and Rockets. For him, the Pelicans are a blessing in the development, and the Rockets are the showcase for the pinnacle. From 2016 to 2018, Anderson spent a total of 2 years on the team, but these two years were brilliant years, he accumulated many of his own records in these two years, and also broke through to a new stage with the team. While playing for the Rockets, Anderson improved his three-point shooting to 1,300, surpassing Terry Porter to 41st all-time, and in defensive rebounds, Anderson also got his 2,000th rebound from the Rockets.
Gerald Green was drafted by the Celtics to the NBA in 2005, and his story with the Rockets is more fantastic. In 2008, the young man was traded to the Rockets by the Timberwolves, but he didn't get many appearances on the Rockets, or he only got one appearance, and in just 4 minutes, he got 6 points, and then he was cut by the Rockets. However, he chose to stay in Houston and train under John Lucas. This is his first story with the Rockets, short and full of fighting spirit. Then, in 2017, nearly a decade later, Green returned to the Rockets. On January 5, 2018, the Rockets played against the Warriors at home, and Green played bravely, scoring 29 points on 9-of-16 shooting and 8-of-15 three-pointers, but unfortunately the Rockets still lost. Green's performance with the Rockets proved that he was a qualified role player, which also allowed him to successfully get a contract extension.
Throughout the careers of Green and Anderson, they are not star-level figures, and Green was once reduced to difficulty finding a job. However, they are all shining for the team, Anderson has contributed to the team with a stable three-point projection, and Green is more inspirational, the once dunk king who only dunks, in the turbulent displacement again and again, when almost fading out of the league, with his hard-working three-point shooting and defense, he found a job for himself. The "magic ball system" formed by the Rockets that year, these players are also indispensable.
In the new season, the Rockets are in a state of reconstruction, with a large number of young players on the team. I believe that both Ryan Anderson and Gerald Green can use their experience to help young players integrate into the league faster, helping young people in three points, teamwork, tactics and other aspects. The Rockets have Wood, jaylen Green, and believe that young people will lead the Rockets out of a new era.