6 people left the team and 7 people joined! The Rockets 2nd formation changed blood, and both offense and defense were improved. Stone reduced pressure for Durant

In a recent interview, Rockets star Durant directly expressed that he hopes his teammates will not regard him as a veteran, because he is just an ordinary player of the Rockets. The implication is to make the Rockets' young players feel a sense of distance from him, and play whatever they should play and train as they should. He wants to get along very happily with his teammates off the court, because only when he has a good relationship with his teammates off the court can everyone form a more tacit understanding and reasonable chemical reaction on the court. If the Rockets can form a whole, then next season, they will have a chance to hit the Thunder's top throne in the Western Conference with their strength last season. The starting lineup of the Rockets is now greatly changed. Both players, Jaylen Green and Dillon Brooks, have been replaced, and Durant will occupy the starting position next season; at the same time, Shin Kyung, Van Vreet, Amen Thompson and Smith Jr. are expected to occupy the other four main positions. In that case, the Rockets' second team will also be very critical, because when the main lineup cannot start, the Rockets' second team has a chance to become a surprise and has the ability to change the game progress and even end.

The Rockets' second team can also be said to be a major change, and many of their players have left the team. For example, the Rockets' center Landaile, forward Whitmore, defender Geneson Williams, forward scorer McVeigh, center Dante and power forward David Roddy, six players have now left the Rockets, some have left after contracts expire, some have been directly cut, and some have been traded to other teams.

However, the Rockets have 7 new players joining the second team. Finney Smith and Capela are two star players, and they have also signed a very reasonable contract; Okogie signed a basic salary contract with the Rockets, and he is also a quasi-rotary player for the Rockets next season. In addition to the three players holding standard contracts, the Rockets also signed Davidson, Crawford and Harris with a two-way contract; in addition, they signed Cam Matthews, the defensive wing forward with a training camp contract. Although these players with two-way contracts and temporary contracts will find it difficult to enter the rotation lineup next season, their existence also gives Rockets coach Uduka more confidence and makes the Rockets' second team deeper.

The Rockets' second team changed their blood, and key players such as Whitmore, Landae, and Williams left the team, but Finney Smith, Capela, and Okogi, who have better defense capabilities, joined the team. More importantly, Capela, the inside, is a center with excellent ability to eat cakes at the basket, and Finney Smith is also a top striker on the front line. Okogie's breakthrough ability and three-point shooting ability cannot be ignored.

Among the other players with two-way contracts, Davidson is a double-athlete defender who can score high scores in every game in the Development League, and Kevin Harris can also get quite a few points in each game in the summer league. Therefore, the Rockets' offensive ability of the second team next season has also improved a lot compared to last season. The offense and defense of the Rockets' second team have improved. Obviously, Manager Stone wants to build a better second team to reduce pressure for Durant. Durant, 37, only needs to play "health basketball" in the regular season next season, because their second team is very complete and comprehensive. Only when Durant is in the playoffs will he truly play his abilities.