3 million base salary! Rockets please don’t trade me. Tate revealed that his foot injury has recovered and he is as good as Dort.

The Rockets have gotten better and better in the two preseason games, and the reinforcements made during the offseason are indeed effective. New aid Okogie can defend, Capela is still online when eating cakes, and Durant combines offense and defense. The electric fan is still short of his debut, and he will return in the regular season. Coupled with the forwards such as Amen, Ethan and Smith owned by the Rockets, it can be said that the Rockets' defense is expected to be the first in the league in the new season. And the lineup is deep enough, with Tate and Jeff Green unable to play.

Among them, brother-in-law is too old and may only be used when the team is injured. The reason why Tate cannot play is due to injury. If he is healthy, he will be a defensive gate who can play from the 1st to the 4th position. In a recent interview with the Houston Chronicle, Tate said that in his second year with the Rockets, he suffered a serious ankle injury. For more than two years, he almost played with half his leg. But after the efforts of the Rockets medical team, Tate believes that he has hope to fully recover in the regular season opener.

Tate said: "I injured my ankle in the second year after joining the Rockets. I have been unable to use the full function of my ankle for more than two years. But now I feel that my leg is about to come back. The team has been helping me repair my explosiveness, regain my previous feeling, and increase my strength in the past few years. I am confident in my comeback in the opening game. I will bring a new state to help the team compete for the championship, instead of playing with one and a half legs, I can move flexibly." Many people say that you should go to a team that can provide more time during the offseason. I say no. I have feelings for the Rockets. I hope to witness the birth of the championship here and I don't want to leave. I consider myself a well-rounded player, whether I am playing in a small lineup or defending the opponent's core players, I can do it. "

The Rockets lost 1-4 to the Lakers in the 2020 semifinals, and the combination of Harden and Westbrook fell apart. At that time, Tate was just a rookie who had just joined the Rockets, and he was still an undrafted player. But his individual defense ability made Harden, who was at his peak at the time, extremely uncomfortable in training. This is Tate's defensive impact before his injury, and he is very similar to Dort. Dort is 1.91 meters tall and weighs 100 kilograms, while Tate is 1.93 meters tall and weighs a terrifying 104 kilograms.

In 2021, we were still comparing Dort and Tate. At that time, their positioning and contracts were similar. They were both cabbage contracts with an average salary of 1.8 million for four years. Positionally, they all swing from positions 2-4, focusing on defense and three-pointers. Tate was the Rockets' starting position 3-4 in the 20-21 season, averaging 11.8 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game, shooting 51% from the field and 31% from three-point range. When Dort played against the Rockets in the 2020 playoffs, he was a player with almost no three-pointers, but his defense also made it difficult for Harden.

In 6 games against Harden in the playoffs, Dort went 12+3, shooting 36% from the field and 26% from three-point range. However, after Harden was entangled by Dort, his shooting rate in sports games was less than 40%. By guarding Harden, Dort was relied upon and reused by the Thunder. Since 2020, Dort's average has increased from 6.8 points per game to a maximum of 17+4, and then dropped to 10 points, but in the end he still took away 87.5 million from the Thunder in five years. Tate's fate should have been the same as Dort's. If the Rockets had not traded Paul and two first-round picks for Westbrook in 2019, the Rockets would not have disintegrated.

With Harden, Paul, House, Tucker and Capela, and the sixth man Gordon, the Rockets are still a strong team in the championship. The Rockets will definitely continue to sign new players to reap the dividends around the lightbulb. Tate can completely copy Dort's rise and get a big contract with Harden feeding the ball. The most important thing is that the Rockets have no intention of sending Tate away. He has quietly become the Rockets' new team spirit. Tate is currently the Rockets player who has stayed on the team the longest. 20 years later, all Tate's teammates have left, and only he is still there. Tate's annual salary this year is 3 million. If he can fully recover, he can not only play as a striker, but also as a point guard. Tate has had a game with 10 assists.