Rockets forward players performance has attracted attention, but their future is doubtful

In a previous NBA summer league game, the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Houston Rockets 95-92 after a hard battle, achieving a good start in the summer league.

In this game, the Rockets' two-way contract forward rookie Cameron Matthews' performance was obviously not ideal. Matthews played 19 minutes and 47 seconds in the game, made 0 of 1 shot, failed to score 1 point in the game, contributed only 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals, and had 4 fouls, with a plus-minus value of -7. Matthews doesn't seem to have any scoring ability on the offensive end, nor does he have any passing ability or support ability. He has no basic help and support for the team at all on the offensive end. Matthews performed pretty well on the defensive end and was indeed a good defender. However, the problem is that Matthews has a very big negative impact on the team on the offensive end, and it can be said that he does not have any competitiveness. In today's era, as a forward player, Matthews can only perform like this on the offensive end, which is indeed a bit too dismal. It is equivalent to the team directly playing one less player on the offensive end, which is indeed too passive for the team.

Matthews was born in December 2001 and is 23 years old, 201cm tall and weighs 107kg. He is the undraft in this year's NBA draft. The Rockets immediately provided him with a two-way contract after the draft, which also shows that the Rockets are very acknowledging his abilities and performance. In the NCAA game last season, Matthews made a total of 34 appearances for Mississippi State University, where he is located, with averaging 29.4 minutes per game, averaging 7.1 points, 6.7 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 2.4 steals and 0.7 blocks, and 2.4 turnovers and 2.8 fouls. He shot 51.4%, three-point shooting percentage 24%, and free throw shooting percentage 50%. With his strong performance on the defensive end, Matthews was shortlisted for the SEC League's best defensive team for two consecutive years, which also shows that his performance on the defensive end has also been widely recognized and supported.

Mathews is an excellent defender in the NCAA field, but the NCAA and the NBA are not the same field after all. In the NBA Summer League level, the negative impact of his offensive end on the team has gradually been reflected, and he will cause huge trouble to the team on the court. With Matthews' offensive ability, in the NBA regular season, his negative impact on the court will only be more prominent. Next, we can also continue to look at Matthews' performance in the summer league and see if his performance on the offensive end can improve to a certain extent. If he can't have basic output on the offensive end, he should be likely to be cut by the Rockets?