0 of 7 shots in 2 games and scored only 1 point! Still won the Rockets contract? Average 7+6+2 steals per game, defense impressed Uduka

In the two summer league games, the Rockets suffered an embarrassing two consecutive losses. Although Shepard is the only star player in the team, there are many players in the Rockets who have played in the first team and now in the first team, such as Rockets' forward Samuels played in the first team of the Rockets that year, and now center Dante, Nate Williams, and Kevin Harris are all first team players of the Rockets.

But now after two consecutive losses, the Rockets finally decided to sack Nate Williams, who performed poorly in the first game. After all, he only scored 8 points in 4 of 15 shots in the first game, which was seriously lower than expected. The Rockets would not be ruthless for players who hold a formal contract but perform poorly. After all, many players of the Rockets have been traded or cut. Even famous players like Landal can't escape the fate of being cut, let alone Williams, who have poor qualifications and personal abilities.

In fact, there is another new move after the Rockets cut off Williams. According to reports, the Rockets used a training camp contract to sign defensive forward Cameron Matthews. You know, Matthews has played in two summer league games for the Rockets. Although the Rockets lost two consecutive games and even though Matthews only scored 1 point in two games, he still won a new contract with the Rockets. Although it is just a temporary training camp contract, it also proves the Rockets' attention and love for him. Otherwise, the Rockets would not have provided him with a contract, nor would they give him the chance to start in the summer league lineup. In the first game when the Rockets lost to the Clippers, Cameron Matthews made 0 of 1 shots in 20 minutes of playing time, contributing 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals, without a single turnover. In the match between the Rockets and the Pistons today, Cameron Matthews made 0 of 6 shots in 28 minutes, and made 1 of 4 free throws with an exaggerated 4 free throws, only 1 point in the game, but also had 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block.

Although personal data looks very bad, Matthews' ability is not reflected in the data side. You know, as a undrafted draft, he is the steal king in the history of the University of Mississippi team. In his last year of this college, Matthews averaged 7.1 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. Such data doesn't seem special, but Matthews can still contribute 2.4 steals per game, and he has also become the strongest steal king in this team. So, although he was not selected in the draft, the Rockets have always attached great importance to defense, and Uduka also gave Matthews a chance, and in both summer league games, he played for the Rockets as the main striker.

performed poorly in offense, but in defense, Matthews was indeed very tough, able to grab rebounds, protect the basket, and be able to complete steals. One-on-one-gate defense also has its own outstanding features. Although he only scored 1 point from 0 of 7 shots in two games, the Rockets still gave him a contract. After all, Matthews used his strong defense to impress coach Uduka. Coach Wuduka's coaching philosophy is to be defensive first and offense go with the flow. Last season, the Rockets became the second in the Western Conference by defense, and in the playoffs, the Rockets' defense was also quite good. On the offensive end, no one in the Rockets can solve it, which is the biggest problem.

The Rockets seem to want to give Matthews a chance to stay with a temporary training camp contract to sign a player who can defend, can defend and is willing to defend.