Long time no see! Rockets Smith Jr. appears and practices with the Nuggets 2 main players, so that the confrontation can improve

Rockets center Shin Kyung is currently playing in the European Championships. His Turkish team has eliminated Sweden and advanced to the quarterfinals first. Shin Kyung also scored 24 points, 16 rebounds and 6 assists the day before. It can be said that Shin Kyung has indeed become a top center in the European Championship, and he is even more popular than Jokic. However, in addition to Shin Kyung, the Rockets will also need to find the second scoring point in the inside next season.

Adams and Capela are just defensive players, and Smith, Jr., is one of the key targets for the Rockets to train. During the offseason this summer, the Rockets provided Smith Jr. with a five-year, $122 million contract extension. Smith Jr. also signed the contract smoothly and will play for the Rockets for many years to come. So Smith Jr. and Shin Kyung are the two trump cards in the Rockets' future inside line.

Shin Kyung is now in Europe and has no time to return to Houston. Many players in the Rockets are training together, such as Van Vreet, Capela, Jeff Green and Amen Thompson, who are all practicing together in the Rockets' stadium, while Rockets' Smith Jr. does not appear in the stadium. He chose to train and fight with some NBA players.

According to the latest news, Smith Jr. is training and fighting with some players, such as two Nuggets' main players, Aaron Gordon and Jamal Murray. In fact, Smith Jr. has been conducting personal special training since the end of last season. In addition to practicing shooting, he also focused on training and confrontation. It seems that he is bigger and he seems to have gained a lot this summer.

But for an excellent player, it is just personal training and there must be no improvement, so Smith Jr. now chooses to practice with the two Nuggets stars. Although it seems to be playing jungle ball, it is obviously what Smith Jr. needs the most. Gordon is a star power forward in the league, while Murray is a star point guard. Both of them are key players of the Nuggets next season. Being able to train with these two players is very helpful in improving themselves.

Soon after, the Rockets' new season training camp will officially begin. Shin Kyung, who participated in the European Championship, will return to Houston, and Smith Jr. will also appear in the Rockets' training camp at that time. At that time, the Rockets' two young inside players will continue to cooperate. Coupled with Durant's performance at the No. 3 position, I believe that the Rockets' forward and inside players will be very luxurious next season.

And Smith Jr. needs to open up space for Shin Kyung in the interior next season, and also needs to provide tough defense in the interior. Even with Durant, he can learn from Durant and improve his abilities. After all, Smith Jr.'s body shape and style are similar to Durant. If you can learn something around Durant, then the young Smith will naturally benefit a lot.

Durant is already 37 years old, while Smith Jr. is only 22 years old. His future journey is still long. He is the absolute core and soul of the Rockets' forward line in the future. So now we can't wait to see the new season's regular season start soon. Apart from Durant and Shin Kyung, the most anticipated Rockets player is probably Jabbarry Smith Jr.