Rockets plan is released! Refusing to introduce new defenders, two new players are reused, and the inspection period is 2 and a half months

On September 29, it was reported that the Rockets are now interested in guard Nick Smith Jr., who was just cut by the Hornets. Like the Rockets, the Lakers, Bulls and other teams are also very interested in Smith. Now Nick Smith Jr. has become a free agent and can sign any team, including the Houston Rockets, but unfortunately, the Rockets are just interested in the 21-year-old guard and do not want to sign him directly because the Rockets also know that they are not capable enough.

This summer, the Rockets worked hard and introduced many star players, including top superstars like Durant. The Rockets also used their salary space to renew their contracts with players such as Adams, Van Vreet, Jeff Green, Smith Jr. In this way, the Rockets have basically used up their salary space. They are only more than $1 million left to the hard salary cap and cannot sign another basic salary player. Now the Rockets can only sign training camp contract players and two-way contract players. It will be very difficult, or even impossible, to introduce Nick Smith Jr. unless several core players in the Rockets trade team make room.

However, although the Rockets lack the star point guard Van Vreett, they actually have new plans. A few days ago, Van Vreet was reimbursed for the season due to injury at the Bahamas training camp, and now the Rockets have new plans to deal with this shortcoming. According to Jack Fisher, a famous NBA reporter, the Rockets will not immediately use the signing measures to make up for the shortcomings of the No. 1 position, which means that the Rockets are now refusing to introduce new players, including a new point guard. Internal news from the Rockets shows that the team plans to focus on Amen Thompson, the 22-year-old point guard, as well as last season's Tanhua Show and 21-year-old Reed Shepard, to examine their ball-holding and passing skills until the trade can begin on December 15th, and then make a formal decision to see if new players are to be introduced to strengthen the No. 1 position.

In other words, the Rockets' idea is already very clear. If Amen and Shepard can develop the passing ability and field control ability of Amen and Shepard in the past two months, the Rockets will not have to trade at all by mid-December, because reusing Shepard and Amen is enough. Moreover, the Rockets also have two substitutes, Holiday and Davidson, who also have the ability to hold the ball and pass the ball.

If Shepard and Amen Thompson have not been recognized for their passing ability in two and a half months, the Rockets may restart the trade in mid-December, and many players can be put on the shelves, including two centers Capela and Adams, as well as forwards Finney Smith, Jeff Green, Tate, as well as their shooting guards Okogie, Holiday, etc.

This is the Rockets' plan. They first remained silent and refused to introduce new players, giving Shepard and Amen Thompson more opportunities to see how they performed, and then make a decision on whether to make a trade. If Amen and Shepard cannot play at No. 1, I'm sorry, the Rockets will likely adjust their positions, or directly use Shepard as bargaining chips for a better point guard.