Signing a contract for 21.5 million in 3 years! Rockets Stone showdown: 31-year-old Tak joins, is it a bargain?

In addition to Durant's joining, one of the most eye-catching signings for the Rockets this summer is probably the 31-year-old former center Capela returns to Space City. You should know that during the five seasons of playing for the Hawks, Capela has been paying attention to the Rockets' games. When Silas led the Rockets to play for a long time, Capela has been paying attention to the Rockets because he is the center team trained by the Rockets back then. Although the Rockets sent Capela to the Hawks in order to get Covington, Capela has always regarded Houston as his home, and his feelings for the Rockets are completely different, and he dreams of returning to Houston one day to play for.

Now this summer, Capela has finally realized her long-standing dream. In the Hawks, he has become a substitute in the second half of the season, and young center Okongwu has become the absolute main force of the Hawks. Although Capela averaged 8.9 points, 8.5 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1 block per game in 55 regular season games last season, but lost the main position and the playing time was severely reduced, which made Capela determined to leave Atlanta.

Back to Houston, Capela may also be surprised because the Rockets may not have thought they could sign Capela at the beginning. You should know that Capela, who averaged averaging double-double in the regular season last season, has always been the target of the Rockets, but the Rockets believe that Capela is more expensive in the free market.

In a recent show, Rockets general manager Raphael Stone talked about the details of Capela's joining. He directly stated that when the Rockets selected players in the free market, they did not think Capela was a contract, because the Rockets' salary space was not enough at that time, and the Rockets management believed that Capela's value was still higher than his new contract.

In other words, the Rockets finally gave Capela a three-year $21.5 million contract, and Stone and his team believe that Capela's value is far greater than the value of this contract. In other words, the Rockets have signed Capela now and have successfully obtained a bargain at a bargain price.

According to Stone, Capela may have an annual salary of at least $10 million. After all, Capela was once a star center in the league. Whether in the Rockets that year or the Hawks today, he was a starting center most of the time, and his data last season was not ugly.

can contribute 9 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block in less than 22 minutes per game. This can be rotated by any other team, and even Capela can play in some teams with weaker strength or need centers, and even starts. So it is worth it for the Rockets to win Capela, the star center with such a low-priced contract.

In fact, although Capela is now 31 years old, his condition has not declined much. Although his offensive ability is poor, Capela is a kaleidoscope on the defensive end. He has both strength and height, can grab rebounds, protect the basket, and has good blocking ability. Moreover, his ability to defend and defend was also developed in the Rockets back then. If an excellent passer could pass the ball comfortably to Capela, he could easily score at the basket. After all, the nickname "Pie King" back then was not for nothing.

The Rockets signed Capela for 21.5 million in three years. In the eyes of the Rockets management, especially their general manager Stone, they were indeed successful in finding a bargain, because Capela's ability is far better than his new contract.