No need at all. The media complained that the Rockets ignored the reinforcement of the backcourt, and the best choice was already in the lineup.

On the first day of the free agent trading market, the Rockets seemed to have completed their reinforcement task for the new season. The team won the long-awaited Finney Smith, and then won Capela, who had played for 6 seasons with the Rockets at an average annual salary of 7 million.

After completing these two signings, the Rockets' total salary has reached US$194 million. With the use of the full middle class, the team cannot exceed the first luxury tax line of US$196 million, which means that there is a high probability that the team will not make any big moves in the future. The lineup for next season is also relatively fixed.

However, some media said that the Rockets' reinforcement in the front line and inside line is indeed eye-catching, but the configuration of 6 forwards and 3 inside lines makes the team look very weak in the backcourt. In the new season, the team has no players to rely on, which may cause them to get into trouble in some games.

In this regard, perhaps they forgot that the Rockets have made various trades this summer. In addition to strengthening, the young players they chose in the previous years will still bear a lot of positions. And the team's 24-year team chose Shepherd, Shepherd, also knows that after playing for a season, the potential he has is what the Rockets management values ​​more. With such a lineup, the Rockets will not only have enough championship strength, but will not affect Shepard's development.

After losing to the Warriors last season's playoffs, Rockets coach Uduka and general manager Stone have publicly stated more than once that the team is confident about Shepard's potential and he will play a more important role next season. Shepard played 52 games for the Rockets last season, averaging 4.4 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists per 12.6 minutes per game, shooting percentage of 35.1% and three-point shooting percentage of 33.8%.

Judging from the data alone, Shepard's performance is indeed very bad. But don’t forget three very important moments. The first is that when Shepard participated in the Summer League, he averaged 20+5+5 per game. He was the best rookie in the 24th class and the only 24-year first-round pick to be selected for the Best Team of the Summer League.

When he was transferred to the Development League in the middle of the season, he scored 49 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals in the first game, and made 8 three-pointers. With such outstanding performance, he was directly qualified to be selected by the Development League to participate in the All-Star rookie match.

The third time point was after the All-Stars. Shepard had already started to perform in the final stage, scoring the highest 25 points against the league's No. 1 Thunder. In the last four games with more than 5 minutes of playing time, the data were 15 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 20 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 14 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 0 points, 1 rebound and 7 assists. Especially in the game against the Jazz, he scored 15 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists in just 9 minutes, and his efficiency was very good.

At the same time, according to statistics, Shepard's shooting percentage has begun to rebound after the All-Star Game, especially when he averaged more than 2 three-pointers per game, his three-point shooting percentage has reached 44.2%. So, Shepard does not have no future as the data seems, but may give people a great surprise next season.

After the team stockpiled a large number of frontlines and insides, this will not only give Shepard more opportunities to play, but also make his work on the court simple. It can be foreseen that when his independent offensive ability has not met the team's requirements, Shepard only needs to take the ball through half, and then the offensive cores such as Amen, Durant, and Shin Kyung will dominate the ball, while he transforms into an outside shooter and ambush, which may become his regular style of play next season.

Even compared with VanVleet, Shepard is currently only in terms of confrontation and experience, and his talent is better than VanVleet in terms of projection. Another very important point is that after 2-3 years, Durant left the team, and the Rockets will rely on players such as Shin Kyung, Amen, Xiao Jia, Ethan, and Shepard to achieve results. Therefore, the Rockets do not sign in the backcourt, but instead strive to cultivate the team's high potential conversation. In essence, there is no problem! Do you think Shepard is likely to take a rotation position next season? Welcome to like, follow, and leave a message to discuss!