3 people left the team + 2 people joined, 3 veterans renewed their contract with basic salary! The Rockets 3 team changed their faces, and their strength was upgraded again

The Rockets now have a very perfect rotation lineup. Under normal circumstances, the starting five Rockets next season should be Van Vreett, Amen Thompson, Durant, Smith Jr. and Shinkyung; the second team will be composed of Shebbard, Finney Smith, Adams and Ethan. This nine-man rotation is the most commonly used rotation mode for the Rockets and their head coach Uduka, whether in the regular season or in the playoffs.

Nine-man rotation has always been Uduka's first choice. Of course, the Rockets now have many players who can enter the rotation lineup. They have the ability to enter the rotation, but the Rockets' quota is limited, so Uduka cannot send more than a dozen people to the court to play a game. Therefore, the Rockets must make some choices, and sending the best nine players to the court to play the game is the most correct choice.

The other players don't need to panic. There are 82 games in the regular season, and the Rockets players have the chance to play. After all, every season, there will be players who are absent for a long time. For example, Van Vreet and Smith Jr., were absent for more than a month due to injury. At that time, players such as Ethan, Jeff Green, Shepard, Holiday, etc. all had the opportunity to play. Now the Rockets can also be said to be strong. In addition to the nine-man rotation, the Rockets actually have a very strong third lineup. The Rockets' third lineup was already very outstanding last season, and now the overall strength of the Rockets' third lineup has been upgraded again.

This summer, three players in the Rockets' third team said goodbye to the team with regret, namely third center Jock Landale. After being cut by the Rockets, he directly joined the Grizzlies and signed a one-year basic salary; in addition, Jennarson Williams was directly cut by the Rockets due to poor performance in the summer league; the Rockets' 21-year-old small forward Whitmore, who believes that he doesn't have much chance next season, so the Rockets also sent him directly to the Wizards, allowing him to shoot more beautiful data next season and get more playing time. These three players are important members of the Rockets' third team last season and have now left Houston.

Someone will leave and someone will come. The Rockets' former player "Pie King" Capela signed with the Rockets with a three-year contract of 21.5 million, and will become the Rockets' third center next season; and 27-year-old forward Okogi also joined the Rockets with a basic salary. More importantly, the Rockets renewed their contract with three veterans in the third lineup this summer, namely forward Jay Sean Tate, 39-year-old power forward Jeff Green, and 29-year-old point guard Holiday. Although these three players are older and receive basic salary, their strength is underestimated. Tate is the Rockets' all-rounder, Holiday is the Rockets' most stable shooter on the outside, and Jeff Green is excellent in offense and defense in the inside, and one person can cover two or three positions. In this case, the three basic-salary players, together with Okogi and Capela, the Rockets' third-tier team may still have a slight advantage in their overall strength even if they are the second team of some bottom teams.

The Rockets' third lineup has changed greatly compared to last season, and their overall strength has been improved again, especially the arrival of veteran Capela, which has added another role to the Rockets' No. 5 position to play in the double towers; Okogi can defend and shoot three-pointers, and he can adapt to multiple positions; not to mention the three veterans Tate, Jeff Green and Holiday who are already very familiar with the Rockets' tactical system. With these five players and some two-way contract players, the Rockets' third team next season will have a chance to take over when the rotation lineup is not performing well.