Average of 8+4! The Rockets signed a 32-year-old forward with 53 million in 4 years and left two more veterans just to reduce the price of Ethan?

Nowadays, Uduka's Rockets don't seem to need too many superstars because they are team-based teams. So the only ones that can be called superstars in the Rockets are Durant and Shin Kyung. During this offseason, Shin Kyung became one of the best center and best players in the European Championship. Shin Jing's average of 20+10+7 per game is eye-catching, and he even performs no less than superstars like Antetokounmpo, Doncic and Jokic.

What the Rockets need to do next season is to constantly replenish their role player lineup. After all, the Rockets now have two core players, plus the young Amen Thompson. In fact, what the Rockets need to do most now is to renew Durant quickly, and the second is that 24-year-old substitute power forward Tari Ethan also urgently needs an early contract renewal. Because in another year, by next summer, Ethan will become a restricted free agent and his rookie contract will officially expire. If the Rockets don't want to let him go, if they want to keep Ethan with a low-priced contract, they will definitely renew him early this summer.

In fact, according to previous analysis, Ethan's contract may be more than 120 million. After all, Smith Jr. signed a five-year contract of 120 million. Ethan and Smith Jr. are equally strong. The two are evenly matched among the Rockets. He is also one of the important players on the Rockets' forward next season. If he is wanted to keep him, the Rockets will inevitably offer a offer of more than 120 million yuan.

The problem is that the Rockets now have enough staff on the front line. If Ethan is left, including Adams, Van Vreet, and Capela and Finney Smith who have been renewed this summer, the Rockets really don't have much salary space.

Amen Thompson needs to renew his contract next season, and his annual salary for his contract is expected to be more than 35 million. Shin Kyung will also start executing his annual salary of more than 30 million, while Van Vritte's annual salary is 25 million, and Adams' annual salary is 13 million. In this case, it will be very difficult for the Rockets to keep Amen Thompson. Therefore, only by letting Ethan take the initiative to reduce the contract amount can the Rockets continue to renew Amen and Durant and keep Ethan.

In addition, the Rockets signed wing forward Dorian Finney Smith with 53 million in four years and was also one of the reasons for the price reduction of Ethan. After all, the arrival of Finney Smith has put Ethan in a pressure. The 32-year-old forward averaged 8 points and 4 rebounds per game with the Lakers last season, with a three-point shooting percentage of up to 42%. With him, the Rockets' forward line is not short of staff. If Ethan cannot renew his contract with a low price, then the Rockets can completely let Finney Smith replace Ethan.

And this offseason, the Rockets also left two veterans Jeff Green and Tate with basic salary, which added more pressure to Ethan's new contract. With so many alternative strikers, if Ethan wants to stay in the team, he must lower the offer to satisfy the Rockets. Otherwise, the Rockets will likely send Ethan away before the trading deadline next season to avoid being fucked.

Therefore, the Rockets signed 32-year-old forward Finney Smith and renewed Tate and Jeff Green, on the one hand, to increase the depth of the lineup, and on the other hand, to reduce Ethan's price, make his new contract more reasonable and allow the Rockets to free up more salary space. Next summer, the Rockets will need to renew their most important forward player, Amen Thompson, or Ethan asks for a big contract, and the Rockets will definitely find it difficult for the Rockets to renew Amen.