The 30 teams in the new season are the strength list! The Rockets are only ranked 4th in the Western Conference and 6th in the league! Is the overall combat power not advancing but retreating?

On August 22, during the offseason, almost all teams have strengthened. Although the Golden State Warriors are now still in control, if they handle Kumingga's contract, there should be decent signings. For the Rockets, after getting four strong players, Durant, Finney Smith, Capela and Okogi, their overall strength seems to be greatly improved compared to last season. Although Jaylen Green, the young core and Dillon Brooks, the outside defense gate are missing, Durant's arrival has greatly increased the overall strength of the Rockets, especially in the playoffs, the Rockets should not be afraid of any team.

However, although most people are optimistic about the overall strength of the Rockets, the US media believe that the Rockets' strength is not as strong as the three Western Conference powerhouses of the Thunder, Nuggets and Clippers. In the strength rankings of the 30 NBA teams in the new season given by this media, the Rockets ranked only 4th in the Western Conference. The Thunder ranked first in their opinion, while the Timberwolves are the second most in the Western Conference, and the Denver Nuggets led by Jokic. The Houston Rockets ranked fourth in the Western Conference, and the Clippers ranked fifth in the Western Conference.

Even in terms of the ranking of the entire league, the Rockets are only ranked 6th. The Thunder are the defending champions of last season. They are still the strongest team in theory, ranking first in this list, while the Eastern Conference powerhouse New York Knicks ranks second, and the third is the Cleveland Cavaliers, who have no obvious shortcomings in the Eastern Conference next season. The fourth is the Minnesota Timberwolves led by Edwards, and the fifth is the Denver Nuggets. The Houston Rockets who won Durant, ranked only 6th in the 30 teams.

In fact, judging from the current ranking, among the top five teams, only the Thunder team's overall strength may be slightly stronger than the Rockets. Compared with the Timberwolves, Nuggets, Knicks and Cavaliers, although the Rockets do not have much advantage in strength, their overall strength will definitely not lose to these four teams. In the end, the Rockets were still ranked 6th in the league after getting Durant, which seemed to be a little underestimated.

After all, the Rockets became the second in the West last season with their strong team tactics and defensive system. Judging from the overall league record, the Rockets also ranked fourth. Now that the Rockets have obtained strong aids such as Durant, the Western Conference ranking has dropped to fourth place and the league's strength ranking has dropped to sixth place, which is obviously not fair to the Rockets. After all, the Rockets' overall strength on both offense and defense next season will be a rapid improvement that can be seen by the naked eye. Superstar Durant, who averaged 26 points per game, sent away Jaylen Green, a young shooting guard who was inefficient in offense and instable performance. The Rockets' outside offensive ability has been greatly improved.

Although Dillon, the defensive gate, was sent away, the Rockets still added Finney Smith, a more cost-effective and practical player, and Okogie's basic salary joining also improved the Rockets' outside defense ability to a higher level. Don’t forget that there is also the inside “Bike King” Capela who returns to Houston. The Rockets’ inside defense and rebounding ability have been greatly improved compared to last season. So the Rockets' overall strength is completely worthy of the top four in the league. Now they are only the top six in the league, which is obviously a bit underestimated.