Average of 5+1+1, 3-point shooting percentage is 40%! The Rockets second team option is released, 5 million is worth keeping

What has troubled the Rockets the most now is whether their main point guard Van Vritte should be left behind. Since the Rockets have ended this season, the third-year team option in Van Vreett's contract will also be implemented. Of course, whether it will be executed depends on the intentions of the Rockets management. If they think Van Vritte deserves this contract of 44.89 million, then it is definitely a must-have to stay Van Vritte; if the Rockets management believes that Van Vritte's performance in the regular season and playoffs this season is not worthy of this big contract, then Van Vritte is likely to be swept out.

Of course, analysis from NBA famous reporter Mark Stern shows that the Rockets may re-sign a contract with Van Vreett with a smaller salary. Of course, in order to make up for Van Vreett, the Rockets will extend the length of the contract. So, it is probably not a big problem for Van Vritte to stay in the team, but no one can guarantee that the Rockets will definitely stay Van Vritte, so the Rockets must be prepared for the second-hand.

It is not surprising that Van Vreeter eventually fails to stay with the Rockets and becomes a free agent and goes to other teams. After all, Van Vreett's regular season performance and data this season have reached a new low in recent years. The Rockets are unlikely to continue to implement his third-year team option. If Van Vreett does not agree to a salary cut and sign a long contract, the Rockets may have to give up the 31-year-old former All-Star point guard.

In fact, in addition to Van Vreet, the Rockets now have many players who can organize offenses with the ball. For example, Amen Thompson and Aaron Holiday are two traditional point guards of the Rockets, while Jaylen Green and Shepard are both double-season guards, and the two can also play in the shooting guard position and point guard position. This season, both of them have played as starting point guards for the Rockets and performed well.

But among them, the Rockets need to leave Aaron Holiday first. Because last summer's offseason, the Rockets and Aaron Holiday signed a two-year 10 million contract, and the first year is fully guaranteed, while the second year is the team's option. This contract is similar to Van Vritte's contract, and it is both the last year team options.

Considering that Aaron Holiday doesn't have many opportunities in the playoffs, he only played three times in 7 games, averaging 9 minutes per game, contributing 4 points, 0.7 rebounds and 1 assist. So in the playoffs, the sample worth referring to by Aaron Holiday is relatively small. But in the regular season, Holiday is the best scorer in the Rockets' second team, and he is even the most stable player on the outside and the most accurate shooting percentage in the entire regular season.

In 62 regular season games, Aaron Holiday averaged 12.8 minutes per game, contributing 5.5 points, 1.3 assists, 1.3 rebounds, 0.3 steals, and 0.2 blocks. His three-point shooting percentage was as high as 39.8%. Nearly 40% of the three-point shooting percentage makes Aaron Holiday the best scorer among the Rockets' outside players. In fact, last season, Holiday was the Rockets' most accurate three-point shooting player from the outside.

So, the Rockets should have a high probability event for the 5 million team option in the second year. After all, Holiday can hold the ball, defend, and have a stable three-point shooting. This is a timely game for the Rockets, who have a serious lack of three-point shooting ability. Moreover, an annual salary of 5 million is not expensive for the Rockets. It is highly likely that Aaron Holiday's second-year team option will be executed.

The Rockets management will not be as tangled as it is with Van Vreett's contract. After all, 5 million is not a big contract for the Rockets. Judging from the performance of the regular season and playoffs, the 28-year-old Holiday is worthy of the Rockets' stay.