Newcomer reports, Cam Matthews wins the Rockets two-way contract, the 2nd college best defense lineup is expected

In the past two days of draft, the Rockets, who have no draft picks in their hands this year, ended up becoming spectators. During the first day of the draft, the team's favorite potential targets Carter Bryant, Bellinger and other players were selected by other players early, and the team no longer had the opportunity to get them through trades.

In the second day's draft, it seems that the rookie who picked 5 picks in the second round was even more fierce than when he was in the first round draft the day before. In the end, the Suns used two future second-round picks to win the first pick in the second round this year, and obtained Fleming, the biggest leftover bead in the first round draft yesterday. Following closely behind, players like Pengda and Tiello who had a slight potential to tap, who were previously predicted to have a first round pick, were selected in the first few picks in the second round. Perhaps at that time, the Rockets had already set their sights on the unsuccessful rookies.

Shortly after the draft, it was reported that the Rockets had signed Cam Thomas, a big five player from Mississippi State, with a two-way contract. He will represent the Rockets in the summer league and fight for a possible contract seat in training camp.

Kam Thomas is 24 years old this year, and his playing style has been fixed. He is an absolute player with absolute strength. Previously, he was ranked at the end of the second round on the simulation list, but he was unfortunately defeated. During his college years, Matthews was selected into the SEC region's best defensive player lineup twice, and is definitely the type of player that Rockets coach Uduka likes.

In the last year of college, Cam Thomas, who was 2.01 meters tall and weighed 107 kg, played for the team in 34 games, averaged 7.1 points, 6.7 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 2.4 steals, and 0.7 blocks. His shooting percentage was as high as 51.4%, his three-point shooting percentage was 24%, and his free throw shooting percentage was 50%.

It is not difficult to find from the game video of Thomas University League that he is an absolute team player. Perhaps it is more suitable for a "blue-collar" player at the front line position. First of all, Cam Thomas basically has no shooting ability, and 80% of his scoring relies on the end after an empty cut, or the second attack after grabbing offensive rebounds.

For Cam Thomas, at the age of 24, it will be very difficult to make a stable shot. And he is only 50% of free throw percentage, which is lower than that of ordinary center players. This further shows that Cam Thomas has huge hidden dangers in projection. His shots were too stiff and he might not have much hope.

And on the defensive end, he came to Cam Thomas' field of expertise. When guarding one-on-one, he was able to use his strong body to withstand the opponent, and at the same time he had a good lateral movement speed. As soon as it enters the league, it can provide the team with good defensive strength. However, when assisting defense, Cam Thomas was not as stunning as single defense due to his static talent limitations.

Thomas does have good average data in passing, but this does not mean how talented he has in passing, but it is just because Thomas does not have many means on the offensive end, and sometimes he can only choose to pass out of helplessness. He has no problem dealing with simple open transmissions, but it seems a bit difficult to give him an amazingly beautiful assist like Shin Kyung.

Regarding the remarks that some media said that he might be another "Dream Chasing" Green, he would completely dispel this idea after watching him play. Whether in terms of possessing the ball or dominating the offensive rhythm, he is not comparable to Dream Chasing Green. At present, Kam Thomas is more like Seble who has no three-point shooting range. Or Garuba, who has a smaller number and a worse pass.

So it is not easy for Cam Thomas to stay with the Rockets in the future. There are already too many players who are good at defense in the Rockets, especially the forward position. What is missing at present is the external threat point with stable projection ability, but for Thomas, it is indeed a bit difficult. Are you optimistic about Cam Thomas' future prospects for the Rockets? Welcome to leave a message for discussion!