The Rockets picked up a bargain! The new No. 4 scored 5 three-pointers, and Uduka added another card

Mazula admires DJ Davidson's efforts very much, and Smart and Pritchard helped the second round pick a lot.

When Davidson got the Development League MVP, the Celtics decided to give him a formal contract as a reward.

Although Davidson's contract for the new season is only $2.27 million, the Celtics, who want to save money, decided to lay him off.

The Rockets, who had weak point guards, picked up the bargain, and Stone signed Davidson with a two-way contract as soon as possible.

With Van Jordan's serious injury, many fans think that Shepard's opportunity has come, and this is also Davidson's opportunity.

Uduka invited several people he knew to join the teaching assistant team, and he also knew Davidson when he was in the Celtics.

JD-Davidson chose to wear the Rockets 4 jersey. The number former owner Jaylen Green was once the prince of Houston and was later sent away by the trade.

The Rockets made a big debut. He scored 5 three-pointers in 22 minutes, made 6 of 9 shots, scored 17 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, plus or minus +13, helping the Rockets defeat the Hawks to get a good start in the preseason.

It is worth mentioning that Davidson's playing time not only exceeded Shepard (14 minutes), but also the most substitute lineup.

Although Davidson beat all sides in the Development League, his NBA career three-point shooting percentage is only 22%. Davidson practiced three-point shooting hard during the offseason, hoping to improve his shortcomings. Davidson performed well in the Rockets’ official training camp and won Uduka’s recognition, so it wouldn’t be surprising that he was reused in the preseason. During training camp, Uduka said when talking about Davidson: He is very active, he holds the ball well, can make the right choices when pick-and-roll, he is strong, can press the whole game, and brings aggressiveness on both ends of the offense and defense. He seizes the opportunity now.

Davidson broke out in the first game of the preseason and won praise from many Rockets fans. Not only did he make a accurate three-pointer, he also created opportunities for his teammates, and only made one mistake. In contrast, Amen and Shepard made three mistakes.

Davidson and Shepard are about the same height, but they are stronger, better at defending and holding the ball, and they appear more confident. Of course, Rockets general manager Stone still wants to train Shepard. He gave Jaylen Green four years, and Shepard is currently in his second year.

Why did Uduka insist on keeping Aaron Holiday? He was worried that Shepard couldn't stand it and wanted to add insurance. Now Davidson has proved that he has made progress in his shooting, and Uduka has another card in his hand.

Holiday dares to play and throw, and has a certain pass, but he is only 1.83 meters tall and suffers a loss. Although Holiday scored 8 points and 3 assists in this game, he shot 12 times and scored only 2. Compared with Davidson, Holiday is not only small in size, low in efficiency, and many mistakes.

Little Holiday is already 29 years old and has no room for growth. Davidson is only 23 years old and he is more worthy of training than Holiday Jr. Davidson once revealed in an interview that he learned a lot with Prichard.

Pritchard did not have many opportunities in the first three years with the Celtics, and it was not until the fourth year that he averaged more than 20 minutes per game. Pritchard is now the sixth man.

According to the rules, two-way players can represent the team in 50 regular season games, and if they become regular, they can participate in the playoffs. Davidson, who has entered his fourth year of his career, has now been waiting for a great opportunity.